Topic: DreamWorks and Illumination Entertainment are both owned by NBC Universal?

Anonymous A started this discussion 9 years ago #62,768

I thought they were competitors along with Pixar. Why does NBC Universal even keep producing films under one of them?

Meta joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 23 minutes later[^] [v] #788,371

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 21 minutes later, 45 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #788,374

@previous (Meta)
I wonder if any billionaires ever attempted to own everything.

Meta replied with this 9 years ago, 6 minutes later, 51 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #788,378

@previous (A)
No that seems unlikely.

Anonymous A (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 53 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #788,380

Dr. Pepper / Snapple falls under Kraft? Yum Brands falls under Pepsico? I guess that explains why its Pepsi products at Taco Bell.

Meta replied with this 9 years ago, 4 minutes later, 58 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #788,382

@previous (A)
It's like a conspiracy but in real life.

Syntax joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 10 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #788,384

@788,374 (A)
> I wonder if any billionaires ever attempted to own everything.
Yes the original founder of MCA/Universal attempted2 US Super court blocked him from pulling it off.

In the Movie business there is massive incest n cross pollination and ownership which includes direct competitors

Try this - Look up NBC/Universal on Wiki and then do the same with Pixar and keep in mind ABC (Walt Disney corp) the owner of Pixar which is a direct competitor of NBC - Notice how they share TV properties with NBC (Only a few Cable channels)

And in movie distribution often its the competitor doing the heavy lifting -

This is a crappy tree but it will have to do

> competitors

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Meta replied with this 9 years ago, 53 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #788,410

@previous (Syntax)
> Comcast owns PBS
wat

Anonymous C replied with this 9 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #788,413

@previous (Meta)
Wot?
LOL I said it was a crummy tree

Clearly that tree has some fungus among us

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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 38 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #788,431

Capitalist pigs!

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