Deal will bring together Despicable Me and Minions maker with Shrek studio,creating a force to rival Disney
Comcast’s NBCUniversal has confirmed it has lined up a $3.8bn (£2.6bn) deal to buy DreamWorks Animation, maker of hits from Shrek to Kung Fu Panda, or to create a formidable rival to Disney.
The deal will see DreamWorks Animation approach under the same roof as NBCUniversal-owned Illumination Entertainment,maker of the hugely profitable including Despicable Me and spin-off Minions, creating an animation studio to challenge Disney and its Pixar operation.
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Source: theguardian.com