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Byron Allen Says Buying ABC Would Be a ‘Real Possibility,’ Vows to ‘Chase It Down’ When Disney Is Ready

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Jaden Thompson After making it known in September that he’s interested in acquiring ABC from Disney for a price tag of $10 billion, Byron Allen assures Variety he still has his eyes set on ABC and promises he’s ready play ball when Disney is ready to sell. “I think ABC’s a real possibility.

They say they’re not ready,” Allen said at the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery’s Visionary Ball on Wednesday night. “When they’re ready I’m going to chase it down like a lion chases down a gazelle.” Allen’s original bid was targeted at ABC, eight local TV stations and Disney-owned cable networks FX and National Geographic Channel.

But, he’s since considered downsizing the ask. “The one thing that needs to be in the shopping cart to keep my interest is ABC and the ABC owned-and-operated stations — and I wouldn’t mind if they threw in ‘Kelly and Mark’ and ‘Tamron Hall,'” Allen told Variety.

The entertainment mogul’s longtime friend, Jeffrey Katzenberg, was also in attendance as he presented Allen with UCLA’s Visionary Award.

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