Difference between revisions of "20th Century Studios"
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In 2012, it as well as four other major Hollywood studios, including [[The Walt Disney Company]] and [[DreamWorks Animation]], was placed under investigation by the [[SEC]] for allegedly making illegal payments to Chinese officials for filming rights.<ref>http://freebeacon.com/national-security/dreamworks-nightmare/</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sec-movies-idUSBRE83N15V20120424</ref> | In 2012, it as well as four other major Hollywood studios, including [[The Walt Disney Company]] and [[DreamWorks Animation]], was placed under investigation by the [[SEC]] for allegedly making illegal payments to Chinese officials for filming rights.<ref>http://freebeacon.com/national-security/dreamworks-nightmare/</ref><ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/us-sec-movies-idUSBRE83N15V20120424</ref> | ||
| − | On December 5, 2017, it was announced that there were plans for Walt Disney to purchase 20th Century Fox and several of its film properties.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/05/disney-and-fox-are-closing-in-on-deal-could-be-announced-next-week--sources.html</ref> | + | On December 5, 2017, it was announced that there were plans for Walt Disney to purchase 20th Century Fox and several of its film properties.<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2017/12/05/disney-and-fox-are-closing-in-on-deal-could-be-announced-next-week--sources.html</ref> The sale was confirmed to have occurred on December 14, 2017, with all 20th Century Fox properties save for [[Fox News]] being bought by Disney. |
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Revision as of 17:34, December 14, 2017
20th Century Fox is a major US film corporation which was owned from 1985 to 2013 by the original News Corporation, then since 2013 by its successor 21st Century Fox. The company was formed in 1935 by the merger of Twentieth Century Pictures (founded 1933) and the Fox Film Corporation (founded 1915).
In 2012, it as well as four other major Hollywood studios, including The Walt Disney Company and DreamWorks Animation, was placed under investigation by the SEC for allegedly making illegal payments to Chinese officials for filming rights.[1][2]
On December 5, 2017, it was announced that there were plans for Walt Disney to purchase 20th Century Fox and several of its film properties.[3] The sale was confirmed to have occurred on December 14, 2017, with all 20th Century Fox properties save for Fox News being bought by Disney.