First story is about a major media business deal in the U.S. Disney plans to buy 21st Century Fox. The deal is significant partly because of its size. These companies are known worldwide and they`re two of the biggest players in Hollywood.
頭條新聞。美國迪士尼公司計劃收購??怂埂_@筆交易之所以重要,部分原因在于它的規(guī)模。這些公司在全世界都很有名,是好萊塢最大的兩家公司。
Disney owns the Disney Studios, stores, theme parks and cruise line. It owns TV channels like ESPN and it has part of the Internet streaming service Hulu. Under the Fox umbrella, there are sports networks, the FX networks, National Geographic, hundreds of international channels and also part of Hulu.
迪斯尼擁有迪斯尼工作室、商店、主題公園和游輪。它擁有像ESPN這樣的電視頻道,并擁有部分互聯(lián)網(wǎng)流媒體服務Hulu。而??怂梗畜w育網(wǎng)、FX電視網(wǎng)、國家地理頻道、數(shù)百個國際頻道,也有Hulu的一部分。
And streaming entertainment is the big reason why Disney is spending $52.4 billion on Fox. It wants to expand its content online to better compete with rival companies like Netflix. In fact, Disney is taking its products off Netflix as Disney prepares to launch its own Internet streaming service. What`s not part of the deal: Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network and Fox Sports. They`ll be separated and formed into a new company.
而流媒體娛樂是迪士尼斥資524億美元收購??怂沟淖畲笤?。它希望在網(wǎng)上擴大其內(nèi)容,以便更好地與像Netflix這樣的競爭對手競爭。事實上,迪士尼公司正準備推出自己的網(wǎng)絡流媒體服務。??怂剐侣勵l道、??怂股虡I(yè)網(wǎng)和??怂贵w育都沒有參與這一交易。這些將會被重新分開,形成一個新的公司。
When will all this happen? The deal is expected to take at least a year to go through, if it goes through. If first has to be approved by the U.S. government, which will consider whether the new company would have too much control over the market and what consumers pay.
交易什么時候進行呢?這筆交易預計至少需要一年的時間。若要得到美國政府的批準,美國政府需要考慮新的公司是否會過多控制市場以及消費者的收入。
First story is about a major media business deal in the U.S. Disney plans to buy 21st Century Fox. The deal is significant partly because of its size. These companies are known worldwide and they`re two of the biggest players in Hollywood.
Disney owns the Disney Studios, stores, theme parks and cruise line. It owns TV channels like ESPN and it has part of the Internet streaming service Hulu. Under the Fox umbrella, there are sports networks, the FX networks, National Geographic, hundreds of international channels and also part of Hulu.
And streaming entertainment is the big reason why Disney is spending $52.4 billion on Fox. It wants to expand its content online to better compete with rival companies like Netflix. In fact, Disney is taking its products off Netflix as Disney prepares to launch its own Internet streaming service. What`s not part of the deal: Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network and Fox Sports. They`ll be separated and formed into a new company.
When will all this happen? The deal is expected to take at least a year to go through, if it goes through. If first has to be approved by the U.S. government, which will consider whether the new company would have too much control over the market and what consumers pay.