Yahoo lost $42 million from Community and 2 other original series - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 10-21-2015, 01:48 AM

http://variety.com/2015/digital/news...us-1201622483/

Yahoo says it had trouble monetizing the original shows Community, Sin City Saints and Paul Feig's Other Space. Yahoo’s CFO Ken Goldman said the three high-profile projects “didn’t work the way that we hoped it would” and that we "couldn’t see a way to make money over time.” While today's news doesn’t sound good for the prospect of a Community movie, Variety reports that a film is "still in play — with or without Yahoo."

TMC · 10-28-2015, 04:43 PM

http://variety.com/2015/digital/news...ss-1201627039/

The Internet company didn’t spend much money marketing Community, and executives were reluctant to support its scripted shows long-term.

TMC · 11-18-2015, 05:28 PM

http://www.wsj.com/articles/it-was-n...44402?mod=e2tw

The Wall Street Journal explains the differences in costs, reporting that Yahoo, "according to people familiar with the matter," spent "roughly $2.7 million per episode for the show’s 13-episode sixth season. NBC had paid Sony only about $1 million per episode to air the previous (13-episode) season, the people said. Why the big price difference? Yahoo’s rate covered the full production costs of the show. Plus, Yahoo agreed to pay Sony a guarantee for syndication fees, the people said.”

10-21-2015, 01:48 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,281	Yahoo lost $42 million from Community and 2 other original series http://variety.com/2015/digital/news...us-1201622483/ Yahoo says it had trouble monetizing the original shows Community, Sin City Saints and Paul Feig's Other Space. Yahoo’s CFO Ken Goldman said the three high-profile projects “didn’t work the way that we hoped it would” and that we "couldn’t see a way to make money over time.” While today's news doesn’t sound good for the prospect of a Community movie, Variety reports that a film is "still in play — with or without Yahoo."

10-28-2015, 04:43 PM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,281	Why Community and other Yahoo original shows failed http://variety.com/2015/digital/news...ss-1201627039/ The Internet company didn’t spend much money marketing Community, and executives were reluctant to support its scripted shows long-term.

11-18-2015, 05:28 PM	#3
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,281	Yahoo spent roughly $35M on Community Season 6 -- compared to NBC spending about $13M http://www.wsj.com/articles/it-was-n...44402?mod=e2tw The Wall Street Journal explains the differences in costs, reporting that Yahoo, "according to people familiar with the matter," spent "roughly $2.7 million per episode for the show’s 13-episode sixth season. NBC had paid Sony only about $1 million per episode to air the previous (13-episode) season, the people said. Why the big price difference? Yahoo’s rate covered the full production costs of the show. Plus, Yahoo agreed to pay Sony a guarantee for syndication fees, the people said.”