Vivendi chieftain Jean-Marie Messier recently addressed the troops at Universal to assuage concerns about European regulators and other consolidation jitters. The European Commission said on 7/11 that it held sole power to gauge the antitrust aspects of the planned merger.
Observers have the French talking up FC to investors, using the TV show/Net package's potential for growth as a selling point for VU's planned grab of new-media marketshare stateside.
Meanwhile, will the Farmclub TV broadcast on USA take a hit from the network's loss of WWF wrestling, which gave the show a titanic lead-in audience? If the program hasn't been on the air long enough to establish a beachhead, what are the odds of getting slotted after, say, "Baywatch"?
In other Farmclub news, the multimedia outfit is now an official co-sponsor (with The Source) of the Dre/Snoop "Up in Smoke Tour" and has pacted with CTN Media Group to provide unique programming to the latter's broadcast arm College Television Network and Net locale Wetair.com. FC signed the deal once CTN agreed to pay for the keg.
VMAs BEAMING BACK
TO THE BIG APPLE Getting back to where they once belonged (4/24a)
THE COUNT: ALL THE DESERT'S A STAGE
Jon Wayne is rolling over in his grave. (4/24a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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