Re: Tacky Awards ( February 1998)

["Kaimbridge M. GoldChild" <kaimbridge@my-dejanews.com>]

Kevin Vahey wrote,

> I was up late last night, and while working I was flipping through the
> TV dial when I came upon WSBK in test pattern mode. However this being
> the 90's, colorbars had been replaced with the UPN38 logo, and an ad
> for TYLENOL......

And, since WLWC-28 is also UPN, I'd say it's a network thing with
Tylenol:  Given all these cross-industry corporate conglomerates, could
UPN and Tylenol share some ownership thread?

Further down v02.n308,  Bill O'Neill wrote:

> Isn't the production concept intellectual property of VW &/or its
> agents?

Not necessarily--it may be "rented".
I remember a few years ago someone called up Bruce Williams, asking why
TalkNet got rid of the old program theme, and he answered that the
owners of the theme music either revoked the license or demanded a
higher royalty (I don't remember which), so TalkNet told them to stuff
it, and they recorded their own package.
Likewise, I remember the theme used by Bob Brinker's "MoneyTalk" was
originally Tom Snyder's radio show theme--though they are/were both ABC
packages (?), so they (ABC) may own it.

     ~Kaimbridge~

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