Amazon.com Inc. and private equity firm Blackstone Group are bidding for Walt Disney Co’s 22 regional sports networks, including New York-focused Yes Network, CNBC reported on Noc. 20, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Disney, which is buying Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.’s film and television assets, had said it would divest 22 of Fox’s regional sports networks as part of its agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice.
