viacom bought 50% of Comedy Central
04-22-03, 01:16 PM
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viacom bought 50% of Comedy Central
this could be very bad. so what will happen to the channel? do you think they'll make a lot of changes or leave it be?
http://www.eonline.com/News/firstlook.html?eol.tkr
http://www.eonline.com/News/firstlook.html?eol.tkr
Viacom buying 50 percent stake in Comedy Central from AOL Time Warner for about $1.23 billion which gives it full control of the network.
04-22-03, 01:59 PM
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Re: viacom bought 50% of Comedy Central
Originally posted by hgar78
viacom bought 50% of Comedy Central
viacom bought 50% of Comedy Central
IMO, I think this is good news. I would rather Viacom have it than AOL, and I don't see why Viacom would want to screw with the format too much. If it works, don't fix it.
04-22-03, 02:48 PM
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Comedy Central is doing just fine. They should leave it alone. Unlike a certain other (*coughscificough*) cable channel they very intelligently built their network into something that has been branded as a satisfying viewing experience overall, based on strength of programming.
