Comcast Buys Dreamworks Animation for $3.8bn

[Galaxy Defender]

Love that pic with all the characters. Hope they make it to the parks soon and I'd expect some character breakfasts should be getting some upgrades soon.

Good idea about the character breakfasts.

 

[captainmoch]

Even I would love to meet Po or Toothless, I hope they come to USF soon.

Universal... PLEASE take this as an opportunity to give the Superstar Parade the update it desperately needs.

 

[Nick]

Even I would love to meet Po or Toothless, I hope they come to USF soon.

Universal... PLEASE take this as an opportunity to give the Superstar Parade the update it desperately needs.

Or how about just replace the thing altogether

 

[Joel]

Or how about just replace the thing altogether

If they replace the parade it'll be a parade of screenz..

(being facetious, not serious)

 

[captainmoch]

Or how about just replace the thing altogether

I wouldn't mind that. I think having floats of Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Despicable Me, Secret Life of Pets, Hello Kitty, SpongeBob, and Nintendo would be a good selection, and they could preserve the DM/SpongeBob floats. The other floats could go, though. Hop may be the best float of Superstar but it's based off an embarrassingly bad and forgotten movie, and Dora/Diego are shows for toddlers, there's no wide appeal.

 

[BJCool]

I wouldn't mind that. I think having floats of Shrek, Kung Fu Panda, Madagascar, Despicable Me, Secret Life of Pets, Hello Kitty, SpongeBob, and Nintendo would be a good selection, and they could preserve the DM/SpongeBob floats. The other floats could go, though. Hop may be the best float of Superstar but it's based off an embarrassingly bad and forgotten movie, and Dora/Diego are shows for toddlers, there's no wide appeal.

Hop is an embarrassment. It would be equivalent to Disney making a float out of Meet the Robinsons.

 

[Clive]

Hop is an embarrassment. It would be equivalent to Disney making a float out of Meet the Robinsons.

Meet the Robinsons was actually a decent film, though. Hop was pretty objectively bad and poorly received. It's only around because #synergy and cute animals.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

Hop is an embarrassment. It would be equivalent to Disney making a float out of Meet the Robinsons.

I liked Meet the Robinsons. Loved the soundtrack.

Did not like Hop at all. But I love the lollipop girls.

 

[BJCool]

I meant that it also never became a franchise or is fondly remembered by the general public as a whole. They are lower tier films for each company and never really entered the pop culture zeitgeist.

Not saying the film is bad, just not the sort worth investing in the parks.

 

[GadgetGuru]

Comcast's DreamWorks Animation Acquisition to Face Anti-Trust Review in China | Hollywood Reporter

China is investigating anti-trust issues of the merger from "unnamed sources."

 

[GAcoaster]

That unnamed source's name probably rhymes with Sticky Louse...

 

[Joel]

Comcast's DreamWorks Animation Acquisition to Face Anti-Trust Review in China | Hollywood Reporter

China is investigating anti-trust issues of the merger from "unnamed sources."

That's crazy how a country can block a deal of two foreign companies, happening in a foreign market.. pretty messed up.

 

[Mad Dog]

That's crazy how a country can block a deal of two foreign companies, happening in a foreign market.. pretty messed up.

China is a totalitarian communist country. They do whatever they feel like whenever they feel like, change the rules, make up new rules, and their government has turned towards a more totalitarian concept at the expense of their former economic rapproachment. One result is that many of their wealthy business individuals are leaving the country and taking their money with them, or sneaking it out of the nation. I would doubt this has any effect outside of what happens within China itself.

 

[quinnmac000]

That's crazy how a country can block a deal of two foreign companies, happening in a foreign market.. pretty messed up.

I find it interesting as its an anti monopoly claim which means Comcast and Dreamworks must have quite a bit of money tied into Chinese companies that are mainly media based with the only public stated one being Oriental Dreamworks.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

This is a great article on how the deal happened. According to to this article the CEO of Comcast decided to step in upon hearing DreamWorks was looking to go private with the aid of a Chinese investor.

What Comcast really gets from DreamWorks: Lassie and the next Shrek

 

[Mad Dog]

This is a great article on how the deal happened. According to to this article the CEO of Comcast decided to step in upon hearing DreamWorks was looking to go private with the aid of a Chinese investor.

What Comcast really gets from DreamWorks: Lassie and the next Shrek

Interesting insider article. As I've always said, Comcast is a very aggressive company. That's their MO.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

Interesting insider article. As I've always said, Comcast is a very aggressive company. That's their MO.

This article shows the purchase was one of opportunity, rather than being planned. This means DreamWorks was not likely part of the original plan for any of the parks futures except maybe for Shrek.

The article also talked about how DreamWorks saw much of their future in TV. Good thing Comcast owns a channel or two.

 

[quinnmac000]

This article shows the purchase was one of opportunity, rather than being planned. This means DreamWorks was not likely part of the original plan for any of the parks futures except maybe for Shrek.

The article also talked about how DreamWorks saw much of their future in TV. Good thing Comcast owns a channel or two.

Comcast has been trying for a kids channel since they purchased NBC Universal. Its easy now with Dreamworks already having a kids tv unit already attached with them and people contracted to buy the shows as now Comcast can exploit that which is huge. Kids channel would give Comcast an avenue to use syenergy to advertise the parks and the animated films at little to no cost like Disney Channel does with Disney movies and parks.

 

[Mad Dog]

This article shows the purchase was one of opportunity, rather than being planned. This means DreamWorks was not likely part of the original plan for any of the parks futures except maybe for Shrek.

The article also talked about how DreamWorks saw much of their future in TV. Good thing Comcast owns a channel or two.

Yeah. It's a good fit. Comcast doesn't shy away from an opportunity that fits.

 

[Galaxy Defender]

Most articles have been looking at this deal as about gaining the movie IPs. The TV and Classics aspects will likely have a much bigger impact for Comcast.