mickeyflinn t1_ivejdbo wrote on November 7, 2022 at 11:51 AM

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The fox that shows the NFL games is no longer part of Murdock's empire. He sold all that to Disney.

tetoffens t1_ivejx0f wrote on November 7, 2022 at 11:57 AM

Murdock kept the networks besides FX and FXX. Basically just sold the studios.

WeDriftEternal t1_ivfvkw4 wrote on November 7, 2022 at 5:53 PM

Fox broadcast networks and Fox Sports are still part of Murdock's empire, they were not sold. He sold off Fox cable nets, the studios, the RSNs and such, but kept the broadcast channel and Fox Sports 1. That said, the "Fox Sports" part of the business is basically an entirely separate business than the rest of Fox, just under common ownership of big Fox (who also own Fox News, etc.).

For complicated anti-competitive legal reasons, the broadcast channels and Fox Sports 1 couldn't be included in the Disney deal, and the RSNs had to be divested and most became Bally Sports.