I was looking at the news for Vivendi and saw that there are 2 main parties looking to acquire Vivendi U.S. entertainment assets. They include billionaire Marvin Davis, and Viacom Entertainment. After reading articles for the last few days I was wondering which owner if any would be good for anything new in the B5 universe. I myself would be happy to see Vivendi Universal selling their properties i.e. Scifi, but I think I may be sad to see Viacom enter into this picture because they also own Paramount Studios who own Star Trek. The question I have: which owner would be better for having anything new in the B5 universe or if not new B5 than new science fiction themed shows. The following 2 quotes from the news article are the following:
“Viacom, one of the few media companies with a strong balance sheet, already owns Paramount Studios and theme parks. But many analysts pooh poohed the likelihood that Viacom would want to launch into a potential antitrust minefield in film especially.”
" "We believe that Viacom does not have any interest in Vivendi's studio or theme park assets," Merrill Lynch said, adding that Sci Fi would be the main attraction for Viacom."
What do you guys think?
Cerberus
“Viacom, one of the few media companies with a strong balance sheet, already owns Paramount Studios and theme parks. But many analysts pooh poohed the likelihood that Viacom would want to launch into a potential antitrust minefield in film especially.”
" "We believe that Viacom does not have any interest in Vivendi's studio or theme park assets," Merrill Lynch said, adding that Sci Fi would be the main attraction for Viacom."
What do you guys think?
Cerberus
