This is why Peter Jackson is suing Warner over LoTR. He's arguing that since Warner sold ancillary rights to LoTR to themselves instead of on the open market, the profits of which he gets a share of is much smaller than it would have been.

This gets into the old FOX vs. 20th C. question.

Right, but they're not going to get angry over the family getting a little time. It's not like Tim put "Joan of Arcadia" on the marquee.

At this point, I kinda doubt they can be domesticated. Mike's going to have a tough time finding anyone willing to put up with them.

He should contact a rescue organization. They probably can be rehabilitated but they will need a professional to do it.

About the Inside...my housemate saw the 1st and 3rd eps and after each she shuddered and said she thought it was too creepy for her to watch. And today she's all THE INSIDE TONIGHT!! THE INSIDE!!!! WOOO!

We caption a lot of NBC shows and for each episode we have to split bill--half to NBC Universal in LA and half to NBC-NY. Same company, but for some weird bookkeeping reason, that's how they do it.

We caption a lot of NBC shows and for each episode we have to split bill--half to NBC Universal in LA and half to NBC-NY. Same company, but for some weird bookkeeping reason, that's how they do it.

It makes it easier for management accounting, forecasting and reporting within the separate units. Not that I would know anything about that.

It's important to allocate your costs between your subsidiaries correctly so you can tell which ones are giving you a good return and which ones are costing you more than outsourcing and so forth. Shell messed that up pretty bad back when they were all vertically integrated - the refineries bought crude at a fair market price but sold it to (wholly owned subsidiary) retailers at an artificially low price. Mgmt looked at the numbers and thought that refining wasn't making anymoney, so didn't build more plants. Which is one reason gas prices are high today - regardless of the suppky of oil, the refining process is a bottleneck reducing the supply of gasoline to consumers.

I'm sure there are similar decision making processes at work in film/tv production.

And that's the most I've used my MBA in a year. Sad, really.

(Heh, an all-Tamara x-post)

Who's got financial control?

Uncle Rupe

I'm all for divisional accounting, but making your vendors split the bill seems kind of shitty. Why do you have to pick up the cost for their structure? I hope you charge them for that.

I also know that GE's weird accounting is why it took forever for NBC to merge with another entertainment company, unlike ABC/Cap Cities/Disney, etc.

bon bon, it depends on who has the power. If the customer has more power then the bill will be split up. If the supplier has more power, the bill will be split up and allocated by the customer's accounting group.

edited to be topicy.

I can't wait for Jane's ep tonight.

I can't wait for Jane's ep tonight.

I'm very excited. She's my hero.