Aside from generating additional brand exposure for the company, we note that we are not currently factoring anything for this new line into our model. We believe though that it should represent a solid new revenue stream for the company, and thus potential upside to our numbers going forward. |
Basically, this is a bank, |
If anything, you could say they're expanding pretty slowly into international markets. They're financially a very conservative company. But now they're ready to dive in overseas. |
It's a conservative investment, despite the flamboyant nature of the business, ... Pro-wrestling isn't going anywhere. |
Playboy had no incentive to [put its magazine content on the Internet] sooner, ... They could have done this years ago, but they milked the business as long as they could. |
The consolidated cash flow number was a little light. People expected double-digit growth, and they got 3 percent. But the cable operation, which is the most important unit, is performing very well. |
The current rash of buying is a land-grab for films and the people who make them. There are new technologies developing that no one thought would take off, and companies are trying to tie up scarce resources because they are fearful of the content falling into the hands of competitors. |
The distributors thought nobody was going to care if they dropped them. |
The key is quality. Who plays what part is not as big of a driver that leads people to the box office as it is in an action/adventure film, |
The Latino demographic is an audience that is growing in terms of populations and disposable income. |
The sellers are doing just fine because the money is in their pockets, but at the end of the day, the buyers are betting on the future, and there is no way to know how they will make out. |
The turnaround will continue, ... People like the Playboy brand so Playboy can license the name and bunny logo and sit back and collect checks. It's a complete change from the low-margin publishing business. |
They got a good deal because their characters are so valuable. |
They were getting ripped off. This gives them a significantly larger portion of the overall [dollars] than they were previously getting . . . Now they get to keep the lion's share. |
This is phenomenally good for the company, and it's the best movie financing deal Hollywood has ever seen, |