Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. ~ Amory  (u • t • c) 01:35, 16 February 2018 (UTC)

Proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney

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WP:CRYSTALBALL, WP:RECENTISM, WP:EVENTCRITERIA, WP:NOTNEWS, etc. The deal, including relevant legal issues, deserves a short section at The Walt Disney Company at most. Ten years from now, will a separate article on this deal seem useful or relevant? Sangdeboeuf (talk) 23:26, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions. clpo13(talk) 00:13, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Television-related deletion discussions. clpo13(talk) 00:13, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. clpo13(talk) 00:13, 9 February 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Wikipedia is not the Wall Street Journal. Clarityfiend (talk) 01:40, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Merge the relevant antitrust issues into 21st Century Fox. I think the antitrust portions of the article are important, so I would hate to see it deleted completely. The rest of the article is a mess and probably should be deleted. 青い(Aoi) (talk) 03:13, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per the arguments below. Also, Trivialist also did some good work trying to cut down the unsourced part of the article regarding transfer of assets, which made the quality of the article significantly better. 青い(Aoi) (talk) 20:36, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Oppose This is a very significant acquisition and has the potential to drastically change the industry. I think it's worthwhile, in the same way that the Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast is. heat_fan1 (talk) 13:48, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep This article should not be deleted because it linked to many pages, on the main page on December 2017, well written, it is a well-known acquisition, supported by many sources (not all) and made well by Wikipedia users. 2A02:C7F:9659:4500:6CA0:B3C4:772B:D888 (talk) 15:59, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep: This is a complex deal between two of the world's most prominent media companies, and will actually have international implications beyond just the United States. The article can be improved. ViperSnake151   Talk  17:51, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep: The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division hadn't approved of Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox and its assets, yet. That's why this article should stay. Evil Idiot  (talk) 18:12, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep: The Ten Years Test backfired; it seems fairly obvious to me that ten years from now this is going to be a pretty important event worthy of study. 96.59.35.98 (talk) 02:16, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep: Well-written, well-referenced. I agree with this comment above: it seems fairly obvious to me that ten years from now this is going to be a pretty important event worthy of study. --Daniel Carrero (talk) 20:03, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep: An acquisition like this is not only significant in and of itself, but it also has the potential to have far-reaching consequences for the entertainment industry and not only antitrust law themselves, but also how and when they're applied. I also agree with the two above comments regarding The Ten Years Test, in that this (proposed) acquistion (even if it fails) will likely be a case study. DJMcNiff (talk) 08:16, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete This fails the not news test. The information can be discussed in the articles on both companies, but a seperate article on the topic itself is not needed.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:04, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep This seems on the edge of WP:NOTNEWSPAPER, however, the depth and breadth of coverage and significance of the merger seems to help it pass GNG. Chetsford (talk) 20:10, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep This is going to be a very big deal, and will have implications whether or not it passes. I agree in the current state it's in there needs to be some work done to it, however. -- Church  Talk 22:47, 15 February 2018 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.