Well, it's not exactly mounting "Springtime for Hitler," but a financial analyst claims that the 17-year-old syndication deal that doesn't include cable has been hurting the possible earnings revenues of the series and that it could be worth more cancelled than if it continued on Fox indefinitely:
http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/would-the-simpsons-be-worth-more-dead-or-alive/ The problem is that changes have been made in the contract already, since when the syndication run started it was the standard A-list off- network "cash plus" deal of a license fee plus 60 to 90 seconds of advertising time held for 20th Television to sell national ads. For several years now, the show has been the license fee only--and instead of the weekly satellite feed of 10 episodes that run across the country on the same days, stations have been keeping a library of past episodes taped off the bird that 20th replenishes with more recent seasons annually. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
