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Fox continues to own News and Sports. However rumors are that Murdoch may also be shopping other parts of what remains. Disney gets Movies including Avatar and XMen, etc, 300 other channels, production studios, controlling stake in Hulu and for some bizarre historical reason, now own the rights to Star Wars IV, A New Hope.



> and for some bizarre historical reason, now own the rights to Star Wars IV, A New Hope

These were distribution rights, some of which were going to expire in 2020 anyway.[1] So now we may finally get some official unspecialized Star Wars.

[1]: http://www.slashfilm.com/20th-century-fox-still-owns-rights-...


no, Fox OWNED A New Hope, and it says so in the article you posted




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