To say that the ESPN’s acquisition of all 22 of the Fox Sports regional networks is complicated would be an understatement.
That transaction is just part of the Walt Disney Company’s $54.4 billion acquisition of Fox assets that is expected to be completed in the next 12 to 18 months, according to a letter sent from 21st Century Fox executive chairman Rupert Murdoch to his employees. What will happen until then and beyond is anybody’s guess. The only certainty is that none of the organizations involved want to talk about it right now.
A Fox Sports Southwest official said the network would not comment on the deal, and that any questions would be handled by Disney.