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hgar78

04-22-03 01:16 PM

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

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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.

Morf	04-22-03 01:59 PM

Re: viacom bought 50% of Comedy Central

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Originally posted by hgar78
viacom bought 50% of Comedy Central

If I read the article correctly, Viacom bought the remaining 50% of Comedy Central, and now owns 100% of the network.

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.

Chad	04-22-03 02:14 PM

Oh God, does this mean there will be network bugs telling us we're watching Comedy Central?

Jimmy James

04-22-03 02:22 PM

Could it mean a return of The State to TV? Could I hope for such a miracle? Does Viacom still hold the rights?

Jepthah

04-22-03 02:48 PM

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.

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