Disney-Fox Merger: Up To 10,000 People Might Lose Their Jobs The Disney - Fox merger could see up to 10,000 job cuts. Rupert Murdoch already warned that layoffs are coming.
Disney Buys 21st Century Fox Entertainment Assets For $52.4 Billion In Stock The Walt Disney Company bought 21st Century Fox's key entertainment assets for $52.4 Billion in stock. Part of the purchase included the rights to ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ and ‘The Simpsons,’ plus ownership to FOX Searchlight Pictures.