Disney will pay Comcast nearly $439 million to take full control of Hulu after a lengthy appraisal process, setting the stage ...

By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor After all ... The options allow Comcast, which owns a 33 percent stake in Hulu, to force Disney to buy it out and/or Disney to require Comcast to sell ...

“I think it’s more likely than not” that Comcast will end up selling ... s majority stake in Hulu “if it was up for sale,” calling Hulu “a phenomenal business.” ...

Wednesday’s deal brings to an end long-running speculation about the fate of Hulu, but still requires ... the extraordinary value of the business,” Comcast said in a statement.

Hulu had 48.3 million subscribers at the end of Disney's third quarter, compared with 28 million paid subscribers for Comcast's Peacock ... Get a brief on the top business stories of the week ...