The negative impact on cable networks will be more than on broadcast networks. |
The price tag is a little more than people were expecting. |
The reality is that it probably has no negative impact on advertisers. The only thing that (advertisers) really worried about is the publicity that comes from those special interest groups going against that kind of show, and sort of tarring them with the same brush. |
The technology for creating animated films has come down to fairly simplistic levels, so a lot of people can make animated films. The trick is to make animated films people want to see. Disney has shown you can make animated films that nobody wants. |
The temptation is too great for Hollywood to resist. |
The thing is that Cineplex has lost its market dominance. Distributors are able to raise the price on them. Now, they should be able to force film costs down as a percentage of revenue. |
There is still that onus hanging over the teams as to what happens if there is another strike, and that is preventing some long-term commitments, particularly in some of the ancillary markets. |
They haven't been able to manage the acquisitions well. |
They've cut back their risk profile significantly -- they're making movies not to lose money, rather than to make money. They got a little carried away and they have no upside either. |
They've done their own thing for the most part. Disney has been content to leave them alone and give them money and pull in all the Academy Awards. |
Things are getting better, but they were so bad that they had do. Is there a real turnaround here? It's way too early to tell. |
This is something that was expected for some time. It takes a fair amount of overhead to run these things. The same overhead can run two or three of these channels. ESPN has shown that it has some muscle with cable networks because it has many channels. |
This is something that was expected for some time. It takes a fair amount of overhead to run these things. The same overhead can run two or three of these channels. ESPN has shown that it has some muscle with cable networks because it has many channels. |
This is year-end cleaning out the closet, putting stuff in order, getting ready for the new year. |
Time Warner has to show they still have their expertise. |