15 Quotes by Porter Bibb

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    There is a serious decline in the overall amount of advertising that's going to be spent overall. We're seeing it across the board.

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    Nobody has ever felt on Wall Street that a studio is a good investment.

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    NBC corporate is looking to get the best return they can on the $80 million that they paid for the broadcast rights to the World Series. Obviously, the longer the series runs, the better they do in amortizing their investment in getting the rights.

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    Fox is not going to tell you this, but it is an open secret on Madison Avenue that they are charging a premium of $50,000 to $100,000 a spot to be in the first six minutes.

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    He not only got an acting fee and participation in the gross, but he got a big hunk of the licensing and merchandising, which will net him, according to Variety, about $100 million.

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    I think that there are huge, huge hurdles, but he's shown he's been able to overcome obstacles in the past to get what he's looking for. I would be surprised in the extreme if he walked away from this one.

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    Do they want to spin out to the public and lay off some of the risk on the film side on the investors? ... A lot of bankers have been recommending they do that and they've resisted.

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    Sony has got a solid distribution network, ... It's got a great library and it's got a lot in the hopper ... Realistically, there are some significant buyers.

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