Disney-Fox consolidates for a streaming future; T-Mobile acquires Layer3 TV; 2018 SAG Nominations

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 Disney + Fox merger analysis

• Disney to Buy 21st Century Fox Assets for $52.4 Billion in Historic Hollywood Merger (Cynthia Littleton and Brian Steinberg / Variety)
• Disney and Fox (Ben Thompson / Stratechery)
• Disney/Fox Deal: How The Battle to Beat Netflix Starts Today, What Happens to the Fox Network, And Other Burning Questions (Michael Schneider / IndieWire)
• FX, network of ATLANTA and THE AMERICANS, could be a victim of Disney-Fox consolidation (Steven Zeitchik / WaPo)
• What will the Fox TV network be without its own production studio? (Stephen Battaglio / LAT)
• Disney-Fox: What Are The International Implications? (Nancy Tartaglione and Peter White / Deadline)

sausage factory: the business of TV

Net neutrality; T-Mobile acquires Layer3

• Net Neutrality: Activists Decry FCC Vote as Existential 'Net Threat(John Eggerton / B&C)
• T-Mobile to acquire Layer3 TV, launch 'disruptive' video service next year (Colin Gibbs/Fierce Wireless)
• DOJ Gives The OK To Sinclair; What To Look For Next (Scott Jones / FTV Live)

Hollywood harassment scandals

Tavis Smiley; GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW

• PBS Suspends TAVIS SMILEY Following Sexual Misconduct Investigation (Daniel Holloway / Variety)
• ABC Pulls THE GREAT AMERICAN BAKING SHOW & Axes Judge Johnny Iuzzini Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations (Erik Pedersen / Deadline)
• CBS Showrunner Investigated Twice in 2016 for HR Violations, Employees Say Behavior Continues (Maureen Ryan / Variety)

shiny objects: award season

2018 SAG TV nominations & Emmy plans

• 2018 SAG Awards TV Nominations (Michael Ausiello / TVLine)
• Primetime Emmy Awards On NBC Will Return To September, Stay On Monday (Nellie Andreeva / Deadline)
• Emmys: TV Academy Adds Even More Categories, Tweaks Other Rules (Reid Nakamura / The Wrap)

what else is on + in development?

Apple space drama; CAUGHT IN PROVIDENCE; Netflix int'l SVOD model

• Apple Orders Space Drama From Ronald D. Moore (Michael O'Connell / THR)
• Fox Stations Get CAUGHT IN PROVIDENCE (Paige Albiniak / B&C)
• Netflix to Launch Two New True-Crime Doc Series (Katherine Schaffstall / THR)
• Paramount Network Developing Latino Sketch Comedy BROWNTOWN From Mitú (Nellie Andreeva / Deadline)
• Netflix Inks Int’l Distribution Deal For NBC’s GOOD GIRLS: Inside New Model That Partners the SVOD Giant With U.S. Studios (Nellie Andreeva / Deadline)

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