Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Acquisitions	Acquisitions Vice/A+E Vice is a media company targeting a millennial audience through news and pop culture content and creative brand integration. During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, A+E acquired an 8% interest in Vice in exchange for a 49.9% interest in one of A+E’s cable channels, H2, which has been rebranded as Viceland and programmed with Vice content. As a result of this exchange, A+E recognized a net non-cash gain based on the estimated fair value of H2. The Company’s share of the Vice Gain totaled $332 million and was recorded in “Equity in the income of investees” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. At December 31, 2016, A+E had a 20% interest in Vice. In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company acquired an 11% interest in Vice for $400 million of cash. The Company accounts for its interests in A+E and Vice as equity method investments. BAMTech In August 2016, the Company acquired a 15% interest in BAMTech, an entity which holds Major League Baseball’s streaming technology and content delivery businesses, for $450 million. In January 2017, the Company acquired an additional 18% interest for $557 million. In addition, the Company has an option to increase its ownership to 66% by acquiring additional shares at fair market value from Major League Baseball between August 2020 and August 2023. The Company accounts for its interest in BAMTech as an equity method investment.

Acquisitions

Vice/A+E

Vice is a media company targeting a millennial audience through news and pop culture content and creative brand integration. During the first quarter of fiscal 2016, A+E acquired an 8% interest in Vice in exchange for a 49.9% interest in one of A+E’s cable channels, H2, which has been rebranded as Viceland and programmed with Vice content. As a result of this exchange, A+E recognized a net non-cash gain based on the estimated fair value of H2. The Company’s share of the Vice Gain totaled $332 million and was recorded in “Equity in the income of investees” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. At December 31, 2016, A+E had a 20% interest in Vice.

In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2016, the Company acquired an 11% interest in Vice for $400 million of cash.

The Company accounts for its interests in A+E and Vice as equity method investments.

BAMTech

In August 2016, the Company acquired a 15% interest in BAMTech, an entity which holds Major League Baseball’s streaming technology and content delivery businesses, for $450 million. In January 2017, the Company acquired an additional 18% interest for $557 million. In addition, the Company has an option to increase its ownership to 66% by acquiring additional shares at fair market value from Major League Baseball between August 2020 and August 2023. The Company accounts for its interest in BAMTech as an equity method investment.