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kanisky7896 · 09-11-2007, 12:21 PM

Being that Universal is licensing the rights to Charles in Charge to TV Guide, will Universal still make any profits from the sale of CIC Season 2 and any other TV series that they farm to smaller, independent companies? Or, will the smaller companies make all the profits?

Robert 13 · 09-11-2007, 03:27 PM

Good question! Hmmmm, my guess would be that the smaller company makes the profits. They are paying Universal a licensing fee. So, it makes sense that what they do with it makes them money. But I could be wrong about that.

Incidentally, I also e-mailed Joe at Art Alliance asking if Gimme a Break! is one of their aquisitions. Haven't heard anything yet though. If you're interested, send him an e-mail and let him know that you would like to see future seasons of GAB! on dvd as well. His e-mail address is: joe@artsallianceamerica.com.

TV_Fan · 09-11-2007, 06:59 PM

My guess is that Universal who still owns the show gets some percentage of the profits, or at least some type of licensing fee. I doubt any company would license out a show for free.
Robert13 thanks for the email address. I will also email Joe and ask about GAB. I wonder if Universal isn't licensing it out them if that means they have plans to release it themselves. Either way I MUST get more GAB soon!

kanisky7896 · 09-11-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert 13

Good question! Hmmmm, my guess would be that the smaller company makes the profits. They are paying Universal a licensing fee. So, it makes sense that what they do with it makes them money. But I could be wrong about that.

Incidentally, I also e-mailed Joe at Art Alliance asking if Gimme a Break! is one of their aquisitions. Haven't heard anything yet though. If you're interested, send him an e-mail and let him know that you would like to see future seasons of GAB! on dvd as well. His e-mail address is: joe@artsallianceamerica.com.

Thanks for the email, Robert 13! I will send Joe an email as well. Hopefully, we will receive some type of a response soon! I knew that if Universal farms their TV shows to the smaller, independent companies that they would receive some sort of licensing fee. I was just wondering if they would still receive any profits from the DVD sales.

Either way, whether Universal FINALLY releases the remaining season sets of Gimme A Break or a smaller American company releases the sets, the will probably give VEI some serious competition, especially if there are extra features on the sets!

Robert 13 · 09-12-2007, 03:12 PM

I got a response today from Joe. He said he was going to ask Universal about licensing Gimme a Break! So, I guess, they do not have it in their possession yet. No plans to release it so far. Hopefully, his request will be met with a resounding yes so we can get on with the rest of the series.

TV_Fan · 09-12-2007, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert 13

I got a response today from Joe. He said he was going to ask Universal about licensing Gimme a Break! So, I guess, they do not have it in their possession yet. No plans to release it so far. Hopefully, his request will be met with a resounding yes so we can get on with the rest of the series.

Thanks for the update. I also emailed Joe but didn't get a response. I think if Charles in Charge sells well for them they would probably definitely want GAB also. Maybe this should be posted in the GAB forum so others can email him and ask him to get GAB too.

09-11-2007, 12:21 PM	#1
kanisky7896 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 28, 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 153	Licensing Question Being that Universal is licensing the rights to Charles in Charge to TV Guide, will Universal still make any profits from the sale of CIC Season 2 and any other TV series that they farm to smaller, independent companies? Or, will the smaller companies make all the profits?

09-11-2007, 03:27 PM	#2
Robert 13 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,521	Good question! Hmmmm, my guess would be that the smaller company makes the profits. They are paying Universal a licensing fee. So, it makes sense that what they do with it makes them money. But I could be wrong about that. Incidentally, I also e-mailed Joe at Art Alliance asking if Gimme a Break! is one of their aquisitions. Haven't heard anything yet though. If you're interested, send him an e-mail and let him know that you would like to see future seasons of GAB! on dvd as well. His e-mail address is: joe@artsallianceamerica.com.

09-11-2007, 06:59 PM	#3
TV_Fan Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 15, 2005 Location: USA Posts: 876	My guess is that Universal who still owns the show gets some percentage of the profits, or at least some type of licensing fee. I doubt any company would license out a show for free. Robert13 thanks for the email address. I will also email Joe and ask about GAB. I wonder if Universal isn't licensing it out them if that means they have plans to release it themselves. Either way I MUST get more GAB soon!

09-12-2007, 03:12 PM	#5
Robert 13 Member Senior Member Join Date: May 10, 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,521	I got a response today from Joe. He said he was going to ask Universal about licensing Gimme a Break! So, I guess, they do not have it in their possession yet. No plans to release it so far. Hopefully, his request will be met with a resounding yes so we can get on with the rest of the series.