What if The Jim Henson Company and Sesame Workshop were bought by Disney in their entirety

On January 14, 1971, it was announced that Warner Brothers was in talks with 20th Century Fox for a possible merger. This plan was never implemented. But in our alternate history, we imagine that if this merger was successful and Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox merged into one company.

List of changes

 * The merger was to end on June 15, 1971.
 * The combined company will be called WarnerFox Media (1971-1980) and News Corporation (1980-2019).
 * WarnerFox Media will not sell Warner Music Group to Access Industries.
 * WaterTower Music and 20th Century Fox Records will merge to form WarnerFox Records.
 * The WB Abu Dhabi would become The WarnerFox Abu Dhabi.
 * Following the merger, WarnerFox Media will acquire multiple film studios.
 * Their first purchase after the merger will be RKO General (together with the RKO Pictures movie library).
 * They would then buy Columbia Pictures in 1980 (which in this alternate history would not have bought Coca Cola in 1982 and Sony in 1989). TriStar Pictures would have created it anyway.
 * After that they would have bought DiC Entertainment (which in this alternate story The Walt Disney Company would not have bought) and in 1998 DiC Entertainment would be renamed WarnerFox Animation.
 * 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios, Warner Animation Group, Warner Bros. Animation, and Sony Pictures Animation would not exist, and their projects would be done by WarnerFox Animation.
 * They would then buy MGM in 1989, Pathé in 1990, Paws, Inc and Mirage Studios in 1997, and Nintendo in 1999.
 * Many Warner Bros films would not have been canceled. For example, Marvin the Martian  was released in 2012, while Hong Kong Phooey came out in 2013.
 * MGM did not file for bankruptcy in 2005 because WarnerFox Media was very wealthy and was the 3rd largest film studio in the United States after Paramount (2nd place) and Disney (1st place).
 * Fox Kids were called Jetix from the very beginning. The channel would not have been shut down and sold by Disney in 2001 along with Power Rangers, What's with Andy and many other franchises.
 * Paramount will only buy Paws, Inc and Mirage Studios together with Fox and Warner Brothers.
 * Disney will buy Studio Ghibli in 2006 along with Pixar. In return, WarnerFox Media / News Corporation will buy Nintendo, Toei Company (Toei Animation), Entertainment One and Starz Distribution (Rainmaker Entertainment).
 * WarnerFox Media / News Corporation would purchase Bagdasarian Productions on 2011.
 * In 2013, Disney will buy Sesame Workshop and The Jim Henson Company.
 * Viacom and Apple will compete to buy WarnerFox Media / News Corporation in addition to Disney.

Alternative purchases
1. What if Disney buys WarnerFox Media / News Corporation?


 * Actually Disney bought 20th Century Fox, but in this story Disney will buy WarnerFox Media / News Corporation.
 * After Disney acquires WarnerFox Media / News Corporation, it will become the largest entertainment industry in the world.
 * This purchase will be the most expensive purchase for the company in the 21st century. Disney will spend $105 billion on it, not $72 billion, as in reality.
 * Disney acquired all assets other than Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox News, The WarnerFox Abu Dhabi, as well as assets of the current News Corporation (2013-present).
 * Disney will own 36% of the Hollywood film market.
 * Any assets not acquired by Disney will be transferred to New Fox / Fox Corporation.
 * 20th Century Fox will be renamed 20th Century Studios and so on, just like in the real story.
 * Disney will be a remake or TV series on Home Alone, Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, Ice Age, Rio, The Ugly Duckling and Me!, My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Super Mario Bros Super Show and many other WarnerFox Media / News Corporation franchises.

2. What if Viacom buys WarnerFox Media / News Corporation?


 * The franchise for WarnerFox Media / News Corporation will be transferred to Paramount, and WarnerFox Media / News Corporation will become a subsidiary of Paramount.
 * WarnerFox Animation and Nickelodeon Movies will be merged, although they will remain a separate company.
 * Ice Age will receive a PG-13 reboot in 2021, distributed by Paramount Pictures.
 * Viacom will own 28% of the Hollywood film market.

3. What if Apple bought WarnerFox Media / News Corporation?


 * Apple would enter the realm of the film industry.
 * WarnerFox Media / News Corporation will remain in the Big Five, but WarnerFox Media / News Corporation will be renamed Apple Pictures Entertainment.
 * The releases were primarily aired on AppleTV+.
 * Apple will own 16% of the Hollywood film market.