Character Buses P&F/Marvel?

[DanBoris]

It does seem odd to me to be advertising the Marvel characters on the busses- isn't that encouraging people to go spend their vacation dollars at Universal?

ABC Family shows the Harry Potter movies on a regular basis, this would encourage people to go to Uni also, not to mention the fact that a lot of people who are watching ABC Family are watching it on Comcast cable which owns Universal. Media is a tangled web of interdependent licensing deals.

 

[doconeill]

ABC Family shows the Harry Potter movies on a regular basis, this would encourage people to go to Uni also, not to mention the fact that a lot of people who are watching ABC Family are watching it on Comcast cable which owns Universal. Media is a tangled web of interdependent licensing deals.

They also have to walk a fine line around monopolistic practices as well. I think in some cases they get around it these days, but the more consolidation done between studios, distributors, networks, and providers, the more potential issues can be raised that could get them in trouble.