CBS Television City Up For Sale?

[kalbir]

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cbs-television-city-20170928-story.html

 

http://abc7.com/business/cbs-television-city-draws-speculation-about-potential-sale/2470023/

 

Wonder what this will mean for The Price is Right, Y&R, B&B.

[SoapDope]

That's interesting. Bill Bell said in an interview that he wished he had bought Television City when they first started doing Y&R in 1973. He said at that time there wasn't a whole lot there in way of construction and could have gotten at a steal. 

[DaytimeFan]

CBS is landlord to Y&R and B&B, so they'll either switch landlords by a sale to another company that keeps the television operation or they'll find a new studio. 

 

Y&R could have the option to move to Sony Studios in Culver City. There's also CBS Studio Center at Radford in Studio City. There's probably a lot of cast members who would prefer to work out of Radford since they live in the Valley. Conversely, Brad Bell would probably hate it driving from Bel-Air. 

 

That said, CBS Television City is an iconic space. 

[allmc2008]

What would have been diffrent if he baught it?  How much control of CBS wouldve he had?  Would've he still needed a distrabuter like Columbia/Sony?

[SoapDope]

I don't know. He stated that in his Archive Of American Television interview he wish he had purchased it in the early 70's. I know a lot of shows were being taped there even then like Y&R, Carol Burnett, Price Is Right, Tattletales, Match Game, Jokers Wild, My Three Sons etc...

[DaytimeFan]

 

It would not have made a lick of difference.

 

CBS has say because it's the network the show is sold to. Sony has a say because it produces the show. It could be taped on Venus and it wouldn't make a difference.

 

All it would have done is made Bill Bell even richer than he already was when he died. The Bells are richer than Croesus!

[allmc2008]

Instead of writing 50 words you could've just said, "I don't know."  So, thanks, for wasting my time.  I was hoping by the end there would've at lease something of substance.

I wonder if he would've wound up buying the distributor though.  THAT is where things would've been different.

[Vee]

 

Slow week on Chaturbate?

[YRBB]

 

Have your parents grounded you and you're going stir-crazy? 

[SoapDope]

 

It's actually 44. I promise to try to make my posts have more substance, if you promise to stop fighting against mental health. 

 

I like your new profile pic. It's so much classier than the shirtless one of you showing your pubes. 

[Jerry675]

+1

 

LOL

 

Hehehe

I told my aunt about this sale and she is thinking about putting in a bid. She works in the industry.

[allmc2008]

Lol.  

 

I was never one to not share my toys

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Sorry about what I said.  I was having a bad day.

[DaytimeFan]

Interesting article on how the studio buildings themselves are likely to be saved by being designated a heritage site, while the land around it is likely set for redevelopment. It likely doesn't mean much for the shows that film there. 

 

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-cbs-television-city-20180615-story.html#

[Khan]

 

And thank YOU for wasting OUR time in general.

 

 

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[dragonflies]