Disney considered buying Fox entertainment assets to compete with tech giants
LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney Co. has held talks to buy significant parts of Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox media company, including its movie and television production studios and a handful of TV channels, according to two people with knowledge of discussions who were not authorized to discuss them.
The talks - which were first reported by business news channel CNBC - have stalled, these people said. However, the courtship of two longtime rivals underscores stiff challenges facing traditional media companies as they navigate an increasingly fraught landscape.
Fox shares, which have been swooning for much of the year, jumped nearly
