Yes, Marvel and Lucasfilm seem to have been easier acquisitions, good point. And add Pixar to that.
Fox is another story, I believe. 1) it is much larger, just going by the pirchase price. 2) doesn‘t fox also own a lot of distribution, tv channels, and more? Marvel and Lucasfilm never had their own distribution.
Also, to comment on the OP: if you name the purchase price, you should also name the annual revenue and profit of Fox pre-merger. That should put things in perspective.
All scenes with Empire are great. The rest is abysmal.
When will writers learn that memories are not stored in DNA? If you clone a person and grow them to middle age, they do not als automatically get those memories. That is not science fiction. That is just hogwash.
Most likely. This article is way to gloomy. Wait for what happens when the war in Ukraine is over, and hundreds of billions of euros of investment pour into Ukraine.
I have an ender 3 v2, upgraded the springs/leveling knobs, and slapped on an auto leveler. I do really enjoy the printer, but I've found between work and raising a toddler I just don't have the time to tinker like I thought I would. I assumed I would need to do general maintenance, but mostly be able to just print things fairly...
Just before 00:18:00, another grenade is incoming, killing the last couple of survivors. Then Ukrainian squad is approaching, delivering final grenades just to be sure there are no survivors....
I have no idea why some media are saying the counter offensive has stalled, or is sluggish. Maybe deep down we hoped it would proceed as swiftly as the last counteroffensive that took back Kharkiv. But that was not realistic.
Also: this is the slowest phase of the counteroffensive. The pace will pick up. And Ukraine will win this war.
Warner Bros. Discovery Loses 1.8 Million Subscribers Following Max Launch (www.ign.com)
Was Disney's Fox purchase a huge waste of money?
70 billion dollars and what really do they have to show for it?...
Foundation S02E05 - The Sighted and the Seen
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/3011409...
A brilliant article by TIME Magazine: „How the Ukraine Counteroffensive Can Still Succeed“ (time.com)
Everything you needed to know what is happening in the war, why the counteroffensive is slow, and why Ukraine is still strongly favored to win.
I haven't been on Reddit since the 11th... Anyone else?
Just realized that the other day....
Europeans Are Becoming Poorer. ‘Yes, We’re All Worse Off.’ (archive.is)
An aging population that values its free time set the stage for economic stagnation. Then came Covid-19 and Russia’s war in Ukraine....
70 House Republicans voted to cut off all US military aid to Ukraine (www.businessinsider.nl)
Rep. Matt Gaetz offered an amendment to the annual defense bill to cut off all military aid to Ukraine. The measure easily failed — but 70 House
Russia Is Trying to Leave the Internet and Build Its Own (www.scientificamerican.com)
Is the bambu P1P really all it's cracked up to be?
I have an ender 3 v2, upgraded the springs/leveling knobs, and slapped on an auto leveler. I do really enjoy the printer, but I've found between work and raising a toddler I just don't have the time to tinker like I thought I would. I assumed I would need to do general maintenance, but mostly be able to just print things fairly...
UK Ministry of Defence - 9th of July update
UK Ministry of Defence - 11th of July update
Eastsplaining’: Death on Dnipro (eastsplaining.substack.com)
Just before 00:18:00, another grenade is incoming, killing the last couple of survivors. Then Ukrainian squad is approaching, delivering final grenades just to be sure there are no survivors....
03 Jul: Finally! Ukrainians UNLEASH THEIR TANKS AND PENETRATE RUSSIAN DEFENSE | War in Ukraine (www.youtube.com)
UK Ministry of Defence - 4th of July Update
Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian troops 'advancing steadily' (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Ukrainian troops are “advancing steadily” in their counteroffensive but progress remains unsurprisingly slow, the US’s top general has said.
In Bucha, a monument with the names of the victims of the massacre committed by the Russian army was erected. (press.coop)
Estimated Russian losses from 24.02.2022 to 01.07.2023 (Day 493)
Fidelity cuts Reddit valuation again (techcrunch.com)
Fidelity has further slashed the estimated worth of its holdings in Reddit and Discord as well as SaaS startup Gupshup.
UK Ministry of Defence - 29th of June update
27 Jun: FOOTAGE: Confused Russian Assault Units KILL EACH OTHER | War in Ukraine Explained (www.youtube.com)
Estimated Russian losses from 24.02.2022 to 28.06.2023 (Day 490)
Estimated Russian losses from 24.02.2022 to 25.06.2023 (Day 487)
Ukraine's Counter Offensive (So far) - Attrition, Adaptation & What Next? (www.youtube.com)