Activision to Viacom: Stop screwing with Star Trek!
07-03-03 | 11:30 AM
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Activision to Viacom: Stop screwing with Star Trek!
From the same link as the family guy/futurama story:
http://www.tvweek.com/news/web070203.html
Activision Sues Viacom For Shelving 'Trek': Veteran video game company Activision has sued Viacom for putting the "Star Trek" franchise "on ice."
In papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the gamemaker detailed a 1998 agreement in which Activision agreed to pay Viacom $20 million in royalties plus stock warrants in exchange for an exclusive right to develop and sell games based on the "Trek" franchise. In return, claimed Activision, Viacom agreed to use "its commercial best efforts to continue to exploit 'Star Trek'" for 10 years.
The lawsuit accuses Viacom of breach of contract, noting the company waited four years to release the most recent "Trek" movie and has no plans to make any new films or television series based on the brand.
Claimed Activision: "Through its actions and inactions, [Viacom] has let the once proud 'Star Trek' franchise stagnate and decay."
http://www.tvweek.com/news/web070203.html
Activision Sues Viacom For Shelving 'Trek': Veteran video game company Activision has sued Viacom for putting the "Star Trek" franchise "on ice."
In papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, the gamemaker detailed a 1998 agreement in which Activision agreed to pay Viacom $20 million in royalties plus stock warrants in exchange for an exclusive right to develop and sell games based on the "Trek" franchise. In return, claimed Activision, Viacom agreed to use "its commercial best efforts to continue to exploit 'Star Trek'" for 10 years.
The lawsuit accuses Viacom of breach of contract, noting the company waited four years to release the most recent "Trek" movie and has no plans to make any new films or television series based on the brand.
Claimed Activision: "Through its actions and inactions, [Viacom] has let the once proud 'Star Trek' franchise stagnate and decay."
07-03-03 | 11:33 AM
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For reference, here are some small discussions from the other forums:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=302527 (Movie)
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=302577 (Video Game)
das
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=302527 (Movie)
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=302577 (Video Game)
das
07-06-03 | 06:24 PM
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Originally posted by BizRodian
Another crappy series or movie isn't going to help sell games :P
Another crappy series or movie isn't going to help sell games :P
07-07-03 | 01:35 AM
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Originally posted by milo bloom
That's kinda the point. They want the quality to improve to improve the Star Trek brand name.
That's kinda the point. They want the quality to improve to improve the Star Trek brand name.
07-07-03 | 07:51 AM
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From: Gone to the islands - 'til we meet again.
Originally posted by das Monkey
For reference, here are some small discussions from the other forums:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=302527 (Movie)
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=302577 (Video Game)
das
For reference, here are some small discussions from the other forums:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=302527 (Movie)
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=302577 (Video Game)
das
Let's take this to one of those as this really isn't a TV issue.
