The Dividend Cafe
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The Bahnsen Group
The Murdoch Dynasty - A Business Worth a Thousand Words
21 minutes Posted May 8, 2026 at 1:56 pm.
Welcome and Setup
Polarization Disclaimers
The 2019 Fox Disney Deal
Stock Performance Aftermath
Disney’s IP Playbook
Murdoch Keeps News Sports
Streaming Wars and Capital Risk
Capital Light Durability Lesson
Duration Risk and Dividends
Dividend Growth Takeaways
Closing Thoughts
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Today's Post - https://bahnsen.co/3QMkXSl
David Bahnsen analyzes Rupert Murdoch’s 2019 sale of major 21st Century Fox entertainment assets to Disney for $71.3B, emphasizing not the politics of the parties but the business logic and investing takeaways. He contrasts Disney’s struggles since the deal with Fox’s stronger stock performance, arguing the outcome reflects capital intensity and duration risk: Disney bought scale and IP to compete in streaming, requiring heavy reinvestment amid intense competition and limited margin of safety, while Murdoch kept Fox’s news and sports assets (Fox News, Fox Business, broadcast and sports rights) as more durable, real-time, less disrupted businesses with higher margins. Bahnsen connects this to dividend growth investing as a shorter-duration equity profile that “gets paid now,” helping de-risk unknowns versus long-duration, capital-heavy bets like streaming content.
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