Aaron Back

Fox Gives Disney Muscle for Next Net Fight

Two big earthquakes shook the media industry Dec 14. They are not directly connected but will combine to reshape the industry’s landscape. Net neutrality, the idea that internet distributors should not discriminate between different kinds of content, was voted out. The dramatic deal between Walt Disney Co. and 21st Century Fox, inked on the same day, should be seen at least in part as a response to this.