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Henson talking to Disney and Viacom for potential partnership deals

Fozzie Bear

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Hmmm...I don't mind a partnership--just not ownership or take-overs.
 
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i think this is a good idea
 
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I'm with Kev. As long as it's not a buyout, I'm cool with it. I don't want the same people who mismanaged Disney's feature animation department to be in charge of the Muppets. However, Columbia TriStar hasn't been all that great for the Muppets. They need someone with a big marketing reach, and Disney and Viacom are both capable of that.

So...we'll see.

Thanks for posting this, Phil!
 
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My 800th message!

Dang, not only film and home video distribution, but also TV AND merchandising? Looks like the only thing Disney and Viacom are not trying to do is BUY the company!
 
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yeah, I think that would be good! just look what a partnership did to Pixar!
 
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We got a hint at this plan from brian henson himself:
"Reflecting the success of (Rivkin's) efforts to date, we are now in advanced discussions with a number of prospective strategic partners, and we expect to announce the culmination of those efforts in the very near future," Brian Henson said.

It's a great move, as now that JHC owns JHC I say spread the muppet world order tentacles!
 
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But, JHC needs to maintain the ownership and control at least in the higher percentage. We know Disney does create overkill lots of the time.

Maybe Viacom can get the older shows re-syndicated better??
 
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