- 1. On what date did Disney announce that top 21st Century Fox television executives would join the company?
A) March 5, 2019
B) January 31, 2019
C) October 10, 2018
D) October 8, 2018
- 2. Who was appointed to serve as Chairman of Walt Disney Television and co-chair of Disney Media Networks?
A) Peter Rice
B) Gary Knell
C) John Landgraf
D) Craig Hunegs
- 3. Which executive was named Chairman of Disney Television Studios and ABC Entertainment?
A) Nancy Utley
B) Emma Watts
C) Stacey Snider
D) Dana Walden
- 4. Who did Disney announce would lead the combined television operations at Disney Television Studios on March 5, 2019?
A) Peter Rice
B) Ben Sherwood
C) Uday Shankar
D) Craig Hunegs
- 5. By what date was the organizational structure of 'New Fox' expected to be implemented?
A) January 1, 2019
B) October 8, 2018
C) June 1, 2019
D) March 22, 2019
- 6. What was the official name revealed for 'New Fox' on November 18?
A) Fox Global
B) Fox Corporation
C) New Fox Media
D) 21st Century Studios
- 7. Which country's regulators approved the Disney–Fox deal on November 19 without any conditions?
A) Brazil
B) Mexico
C) United States
D) China
- 8. Which Brazilian agency recommended remedial measures regarding the deal due to the concentration of cable sports channels?
A) SEC
B) EC
C) CADE
D) COFECE
- 9. What percentage of content distribution did Disney/Fox account for in Mexico by December 14?
A) 50%
B) 27.8%
C) 15%
D) 73%
- 10. To whom did Disney agree to sell its part in the Mexican distribution joint venture to satisfy COFECE?
A) Fox Corporation
B) Sony Pictures Entertainment
C) A&E Networks
D) Hearst Communications
- 11. Who would lead Disney's Asian operations and become the new Chairman of Disney India?
A) Peter Rice
B) Craig Hunegs
C) Uday Shankar
D) Jan Koeoppen
- 12. What was the updated expected closing date for the deal mentioned in the January 30, 2019 SEC filing?
A) March 2019
B) June 2019
C) December 2019
D) January 2019
- 13. Which European factual television network was among those divested to satisfy the EC?
A) History
B) ABC
C) Fox News
D) Star India
- 14. Who did Fox film production units report to after the restructuring, with some exceptions?
A) Alan Horn
B) Stacey Snider
C) Peter Rice
D) Emma Watts
- 15. As of March 22, 2019, which unit reported only to Alan Horn?
A) Fox Animation
B) Fox Family
C) ABC Studios
D) Fox Searchlight
- 16. Who gave the approval for AT&T to acquire Time Warner on June 12, 2018?
A) Bob Iger
B) Brian L. Roberts
C) Judge Richard J. Leon
D) Randall L. Stephenson
- 17. What was the total value of Comcast's all-cash bid for 21st Century Fox assets?
A) $65 billion
B) $52 billion
C) $71.3 billion
D) $38 billion
- 18. What was the final increased offer amount made by Disney for Fox?
A) $65 billion
B) $71.3 billion
C) $52 billion
D) $80 billion
- 19. What specific condition did the DOJ set for approving Disney's acquisition of Fox?
A) Selling Hulu
B) Selling WarnerMedia
C) Selling 22 regional sports channels
D) Selling Sky stake
- 20. Why did a Fox shareholder file a lawsuit on July 9, 2018?
A) The price was too low
B) Absence of financial projections for Hulu
C) Conflict of interest with Comcast
D) Monopoly concerns
- 21. Which two proxy adviser firms supported Disney's bid on July 13?
A) Standard & Poor's and Moody's
B) Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis
C) CNBC and The DOJ
D) Comcast and AT&T
- 22. What did Comcast decide to pursue instead of the Fox assets?
A) Time Warner
B) The Department of Justice
C) Hulu
D) 61% stake of Sky
- 23. When did Comcast officially announce it was dropping its bid for Fox?
A) July 27
B) July 9
C) July 19
D) June 12
- 24. What percentage premium did Comcast's $65 billion offer represent over Disney's original offer?
A) 25%
B) 10%
C) 5%
D) 19%
- 25. What reason did Bob Iger give for the importance of the Fox acquisition?
A) Expanding sports broadcasting
B) Direct-to-consumer distribution
C) Acquiring Sky
D) Shutting down competitors
- 26. What was the deadline for Disney to sell the regional sports channels?
A) Within 60 days of closing
B) Within 180 days of closing
C) Within 90 days of closing
D) Within 30 days of closing
- 27. When did CNBC report that Disney was negotiating a deal with Rupert Murdoch?
A) November 6, 2017
B) April 1, 2018
C) November 10, 2017
D) December 6, 2017
- 28. How long was the 20th Century Fox studio lot to be leased to Disney?
A) Five years
B) Ten years
C) Three years
D) Seven years
- 29. Who would run the new independent company formed from the spun-off Fox assets?
A) The Murdoch family
B) A board of private investors
C) The Iger family
D) The Disney executive board
- 30. What streaming company did Disney acquire majority control of prior to the Fox deal?
A) Netflix
B) Amazon Prime
C) Hulu
D) BAMTech
- 31. What was Disney's primary motivation for acquiring 21st Century Fox assets?
A) To eliminate all competition in news
B) To expand its cruise line fleet
C) To acquire more physical theme parks
D) To expand its streaming service library
- 32. In what year did Rupert Murdoch take full control of 20th Century Fox?
A) 2001
B) 1985
C) 1999
D) 2017
- 33. What did the Fox Family Channel become after being rebranded by Disney?
A) Freeform
B) Disney Channel
C) ABC Kids
D) Fox Kids
- 34. Which superhero franchise was included in the 20th Century Fox film rights?
A) Batman
B) Spider-Man
C) X-Men
D) Superman
- 35. Which adult animated series ownership was gained by Disney in the deal?
A) South Park
B) BoJack Horseman
C) Rick and Morty
D) The Simpsons
- 36. What happened to the acquisition talks on November 10, 2017?
A) The deal was officially signed
B) The deal was permanently cancelled
C) It was reported that the deal had not been abandoned
D) The Murdoch family rejected the offer
- 37. Who was the CEO of Disney who initiated the idea of acquiring 21st Century Fox?
A) Rupert Murdoch
B) Bob Iger
C) Lachlan Murdoch
D) Chase Carey
- 38. Which company initiated a rival $65 billion all-cash bid for the assets Disney wanted?
A) Comcast
B) Time Warner
C) AT&T
D) Sky Group
- 39. What name did Disney give to 20th Century Fox after phasing out the original branding?
A) Disney Century Studios
B) 20th Century Studios
C) Fox Century Pictures
D) 20th Century Disney
- 40. Which company acquired Fox's regional sports networks?
A) AT&T
B) Comcast
C) Sinclair
D) Disney
- 41. What stake did Disney acquire in National Geographic Partners?
A) 100%
B) 50%
C) 30%
D) 73%
- 42. In what year did Disney acquire majority control of BAMTech?
A) 2018
B) 2017
C) 2013
D) 2015
- 43. Who commented that the Disney–Fox deal might be handled under a 'cone of silence'?
A) Mike Fleming Jr.
B) Bob Iger
C) Lachlan Murdoch
D) Peter Rice
- 44. Which regional sports networks were rumored to be included in the sale to Disney?
A) FSN
B) NBC Sports
C) CBS Sports
D) ESPN
- 45. When did Comcast officially announce it was dropping its bid for the Fox assets?
A) November 28
B) December 5
C) December 11
D) December 14
- 46. Which non-profit group filed a lawsuit against the DOJ regarding the Disney-Fox acquisition?
A) Common Cause
B) Public Citizen
C) Electronic Frontier Foundation
D) Protect Democracy Project Inc.
- 47. Which major media acquisition did Donald Trump frequently criticize for alleged bias?
A) Disney-ABC
B) Sony Pictures
C) Time Warner (CNN)
D) NBC Universal
- 48. How many Disney shares were offered per Fox share in the December deal?
A) 1.2500
B) 0.2745
C) 0.1005
D) 0.5000
- 49. What percentage of Fox did the Murdoch family trust control due to special voting rights?
A) 17%
B) 51%
C) 25%
D) 39%
- 50. What percentage of the vote did the Murdoch trust control regarding the Disney/Fox deal due to by-laws?
A) 39%
B) 25%
C) 10%
D) 17%
- 51. What kind of counter-offer did Comcast publicly announce they were looking into for the Fox assets?
A) Stock-based
B) All-cash
C) Debt-financed
D) Asset-swap
- 52. What did Disney reportedly consider doing if Comcast followed through with their counter-offer?
A) Withdrawing from the deal entirely
B) Forming a partnership with Comcast
C) Suing Comcast for interference
D) Making their own all-cash counter-offer
- 53. What technology did Viacom CEO Bob Bakish want to license to the industry?
A) Cloud storage solutions
B) Social media data analytics
C) Streaming video compression
D) Television ad targeting
- 54. Which news outlet reported on February 21 that Disney would divest Fox Sports in Brazil and Mexico?
A) The Wall Street Journal
B) Bloomberg
C) Associated Press
D) Reuters
- 55. In March 2019, how much did Disney remove from Bob Iger's potential compensation package?
A) $7 million
B) $10 million
C) $13.5 million
D) $20 million
- 56. Which Mexican regulator approved the deal on March 11, 2019?
A) Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT)
B) CADE
C) The Ministry of Economy
D) The Mexican Competition Commission
- 57. Under the IFT conditions, the National Geographic brand had to be kept separate from which channels?
A) Discovery
B) ESPN
C) Fox Sports
D) A&E
- 58. By what year is Disney required to phase out the Fox brand usage?
A) 2022
B) 2020
C) 2024
D) 2025
- 59. What percentage stake in Hulu did Disney acquire?
A) 61%
B) 39%
C) 73%
D) 30%
- 60. Which service does Fox Television Stations retain?
A) FX Networks
B) National Geographic
C) Hulu
D) MyNetworkTV
- 61. Until what year does Disney lease the Fox Studio Lot in Century City?
A) 2020
B) 2026
C) 2019
D) 2021
- 62. Which company purchased the gaming assets of FoxNext in January 2020?
A) Hearst Communications
B) Scopely
C) Banijay
D) ViacomCBS
- 63. What type of merger is defined as a company buying a corporation that produces the same goods and products?
A) Horizontal merger
B) Vertical merger
C) Divestment
D) Conglomerate merger
- 64. Which director expressed opposition to Disney's actions against the press?
A) Greta Gerwig
B) James Cameron
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Ava DuVernay
- 65. What threat did film critic organizations use against Disney?
A) Disqualifying Disney films from year-end awards
B) Launching a lawsuit for anti-competitive behavior
C) Refusing to report on Disney films entirely
D) Organizing a public boycott of Disney films
- 66. How did Jason Bailey describe Disney's treatment of the Los Angeles Times?
A) Fair and reasonable
B) A strategic business decision
C) Necessary for brand protection
D) Absolutely chilling
- 67. Which of these organizations condemned Disney's actions?
A) New York Film Critics Circle
B) Screen Actors Guild
C) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
D) The Motion Picture Association
- 68. How long was the mandatory hold period for theaters screening Star Wars: The Last Jedi?
A) Four weeks
B) Six weeks
C) One week
D) Two weeks
- 69. If the Disney-Fox deal occurred in late 2016, what market share would Disney have held in 2017?
A) 40%
B) 30%
C) 35%
D) 45%
- 70. Who is the general manager of the Phoenix Theatre in Fort Nelson, British Columbia?
A) Lee Akin
B) John Roper
C) David Sims
D) Paramount Pictures
- 71. How many times a day did Disney require theaters to play Star Wars: The Last Jedi?
A) Six times
B) Once
C) Four times
D) Two times
- 72. What percentage of ticket sales did Disney demand for the film Coco in Brazil?
A) 50%
B) 52%
C) 45%
D) 65%
- 73. In what year were the Paramount Decrees originally set in place?
A) 1948
B) 2016
C) 2019
D) 1998
- 74. Who wrote that the move to nullify the Paramount Decrees would be disruptive to the industry?
A) Lee Akin
B) John Roper
C) The Department of Justice
D) David Sims
- 75. Who is the President and CEO of the American Cable Association that criticized the Disney-Fox deal?
A) Matthew M. Polka
B) Robert Iger
C) Erik Carlson
D) Rupert Murdoch
- 76. Which broadcast network does Disney already own according to the text?
A) CBS
B) Fox
C) NBC
D) ABC
- 77. Who is the CEO of Dish Network?
A) Rupert Murdoch
B) Erik Carlson
C) Matthew M. Polka
D) Bob Chapek
- 78. On which television program did Erik Carlson discuss the Disney-Fox merger?
A) The Tonight Show
B) 60 Minutes
C) Good Morning America
D) Squawk on the Street
- 79. Who described the Disney–Fox deal as a 'dangerous proposition'?
A) Marc Guggenheim
B) Bob Bakish
C) Tom Rothman
D) J. Miles Dale
- 80. Which director expressed concern that the deal might limit opportunities for certain filmmakers?
A) Ryan Murphy
B) Tom Reimann
C) James Mangold
D) Alan F. Horn
- 81. Which film did James Mangold direct for Fox?
A) The Wolverine
B) Arrowverse
C) Logan
D) The Shape of Water
- 82. Which company acquired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in May 2021?
A) Disney
B) CBS Corporation
C) Amazon
D) Viacom
- 83. Viacom and CBS Corporation merged to form which entity?
A) Fox Searchlight
B) Lionsgate
C) ViacomCBS
D) Sony Pictures
- 84. Who criticized Alan F. Horn's rationalization as a 'bizarre, rambling' obfuscation?
A) Marc Guggenheim
B) James Mangold
C) Tom Reimann
D) Ryan Murphy
- 85. According to David Cicilline, how many channels would Disney gain through the acquisition?
A) More than 300
B) Over 1,000
C) Fewer than 50
D) Exactly 100
- 86. According to Ian Bezek, what division of Disney was already experiencing problems prior to the merger?
A) Marvel Studios
B) Disney Plus
C) ESPN
D) Theme Park Operations
- 87. What did Jonathan Barnett suggest would happen if streaming services were considered part of the same market as theaters?
A) Disney would face even higher antitrust scrutiny.
B) Worries about Disney's market control would be substantially diminished.
C) The deal would be automatically rejected.
D) Prices for consumers would likely decrease.
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