My Little Genchat #6: Season 4 is here
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Yea wish they'd show up more often, in other news I finished up Ace Attorney Duel Destinies what a great game.
That design seems a bit small on that shirt but otherwise awesome.
That design seems a bit small on that shirt but otherwise awesome.
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http://online.wsj.com/articles/discovery-to-take-control-of-the-hub-network-1410979842
So yeah, this is happening apparently.
So yeah, this is happening apparently.
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Didn't have that crap on when I checked
Discovery Communications Inc. DISCA +1.25% and toy giant Hasbro Inc. HAS +0.62% are ending their equal partnership in the Hub, a cable network that hoped to become a force in children's television but made little headway against more-established competitors such as Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel.
Under the terms being completed, Discovery would take a controlling interest in the Hub and reposition the channel as a family network aimed at parents as well as children, people close to the talks said. Hasbro will retain a large stake in the service and control six hours of daytime programming on the network, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., these people said.
The makeover could take place as early as the fourth quarter; the Hub is expected to be renamed Discovery Family.
Launched in 2010 with a $300 investment from Hasbro for half of the network, the Hub was designed to be an outlet for some of Hasbro's best-known toy brands, including G.I. Joe, Transformers and My Little Pony. But it never managed to gain traction against Viacom Inc. VIAB -0.66% 's Nickelodeon and Walt Disney Co.'s Disney Channel. Nickelodeon and Disney Channel both average well over one million viewers a day while the Hub barely cracks 100,000 viewers, according to Nielsen.
The channel has faced some significant headwinds. Children have shifted a growing proportion of their television viewing to online services. Moreover, tougher advertising restrictions have forced many fast-food and snack brands to steer clear of children programming—another reason for the shift in strategy.
Andrew Warren, Discovery's chief financial officer, acknowledged at a Bank of America Merrill Lynch conference Tuesday that the children's-television market has proved to be very competitive. Moreover, since the Hub's launch, streaming services from companies such as Netflix Inc. NFLX -0.52% and Amazon.com Inc. AMZN -1.15% have moved aggressively into children's TV.
These developments, Mr. Warren said, prompted the Hub to refocus its programming strategy on the entire family. "There are fewer and fewer channels out there where children and parents can watch together. Our objective, and our programming imperative, is to continue to think about daytime for children and nighttime for family," he said.
Mr. Warren said there was "white space" in the media landscape for this target audience, adding that Disney's ABC Family is "a wonderful channel, but it's really for young teenage girls."
The Hub was a source of tension between Discovery and Hasbro. Hub executives often clashed with Hasbro over programming strategy.
Hasbro regarded the partnership with Discovery as a way to drive toy sales, and that often led the toy maker to balk at supporting shows that had good ratings but weren't moving product, current and former Hub executives said.
A Hasbro spokeswoman said: "Discovery and Hasbro have enjoyed a successful relationship" and "we look forward to continuing to work together to bring award-winning programming to children and families." .
The toy maker has only recently started to turn a small profit from the venture. At the end of last year, its stake was valued at $321 million.
"It's not their core expertise," said Eric Handler, a toy analyst at MKM Partners.
 VIAB -0.66% The Hub had been overseen by Margaret Loesch, a veteran children's-TV programmer, who announced her plans to resign in June. The new channel will be placed in a business unit overseen by Henry Schleiff, group president of many of Discovery's newest and fastest-growing channels, including Investigation Discovery, Destination America, American Heroes Channel and Discovery Life.
Hub's rebranding is the latest example of Discovery's efforts to overhaul underperforming channels. In the past, it has turned Discovery Health into OWN: the Oprah Winfrey Network; HD Theater into Velocity, which is aimed at men who enjoy life in the fast lane; Planet Green into Destination America, a channel that, among other things, celebrates fast food and quirky jobs.
With 75 million homes, the Hub has a broad reach. However, pay-TV distributors are starting to push back at having to carry such low-rated services. Discovery will need to increase the audience for the revamped service or risk having it dropped when its contracts come up for renewal.
While Hasbro's presence and operational role at the network are expected to decline, it may seek other outlets for its content. It has had on-again, off-again talks with Time Warner Inc. TWX +0.13% 's Cartoon Network about being an outlet for the toy manufacturer's shows.
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Apparently Hasbro has asked for a 6 hour block, so they COULD still have their shows on there, though it wouldn't be the same. There's also the chance Cartoon Network could have MLP, though I think the best solution for this is if Discovery just get their own channel and piss off, or take of of Nick's MANY channels, specially that Nick 2.
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my guess is that they will move some of the shows to other channels and see how they do, then move their bigger shows to the channel that did the best.
at the same time it looks like they are going to focus on online streaming
at the same time it looks like they are going to focus on online streaming
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- Spoiler:
- FUCKSHITBITCHCUNTDICKTWATDOUCHEPENIS
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http://www.equestriadaily.com/2014/09/the-hub-officially-becoming-discovery.html
More information regarding Hub's leaving detailed.
More information regarding Hub's leaving detailed.
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Really debating on going to the nintendo world store and trying to score that Hyrule Warriors scarf Limited edition.
Edit: yea when the line for it has 269 people waiting in it I don't think I'll be able to get one, damn you nintendo why cant u say how many limited editions you guys have jeez.
So they will still show Friendship is magic, nice.
Edit: yea when the line for it has 269 people waiting in it I don't think I'll be able to get one, damn you nintendo why cant u say how many limited editions you guys have jeez.
So they will still show Friendship is magic, nice.
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So I found out it sold out in an hour so I never had a chance...... ALL I WANTED WAS THAT COOL SCARF!!!
So how's your day going guys?
So how's your day going guys?
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bored, just playing some games
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still waiting for the online version
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Its getting really hard dodging all those spoilers
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What is wrong with the Show sub area? Says the last post made was from 2012, and my post about the movie vanished.
And now I see one of my posts here about it vanished as well. Either I've been hacked or Gas is secretly deleting my posts regarding it.
And now I see one of my posts here about it vanished as well. Either I've been hacked or Gas is secretly deleting my posts regarding it.
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wow you're right
we need to figure out this mystery
we need to figure out this mystery
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We have top men on the case.
Top, men.
Top, men.
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oh yea there is that new skull girl character if you wanted to try her out
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KungfuCutman wrote:What is wrong with the Show sub area? Says the last post made was from 2012, and my post about the movie vanished.
And now I see one of my posts here about it vanished as well. Either I've been hacked or Gas is secretly deleting my posts regarding it.
I'd like to think that it is gas deleting them just to see you write that you're confused and getting a laugh
ha ha......
- Spoiler:
- please come back gas
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yea my bro is and I will get the wiiU ver when that one comes out
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Yeah, my last post about avatar is no longer here either????
Also yeah definitely picking up Smash 3DS. I used to main Pikachu, Dedede, and Lucario. Really looking forward to seeing how they've changed. Also of course looking forward to messing with Mega Man.
Also yeah definitely picking up Smash 3DS. I used to main Pikachu, Dedede, and Lucario. Really looking forward to seeing how they've changed. Also of course looking forward to messing with Mega Man.
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I'm picking it up as well, working the midnight release, and then 10 hour shift Friday during it's release.
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Apparently Dedede always throws Gordos now. I have mixed feelings about this. I liked my Waddle Dees :(
Also yeah Eliza's out for Skullgirls, haven't had a chance to really try her moves out though. Looks interesting though, I notice she has a transformation move! Don't see those types of moves super often in traditional fighting games anymore, so that's pretty neat.
Also yeah Eliza's out for Skullgirls, haven't had a chance to really try her moves out though. Looks interesting though, I notice she has a transformation move! Don't see those types of moves super often in traditional fighting games anymore, so that's pretty neat.
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