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Group Of Mattel Shareholders Push For Possible Sale To Hasbro
Oh no.
They gotta prepare for the sequel
Yes this exists, they have 5 episodes free on Youtube.
Note: Zayto's powers would still be the Dino Fury Zenith Ranger, so while he'd still be in the show and have the same arc, Zayto wouldn't be a Comic Fury ranger and more so an extra hero.
This also solves the zord issue so all 8 members have a main zord.
Full Credit goes to Taiko554 for the framework of the Blue, Aqua, and Yellow rangers, and full design of the other rangers.
Note: You know it's kind of astonishing that Fox said they sold 20th because they couldn't survive the streaming era, but then proceed to buy Tubi which could've benefited from the 20th library.
What will future generations of Murdochs inherit when their parents die?
A slowly dying publishing arm and a broadcast company with sports rights and Tubi as sole highlights. If Fox doesn't want to enter back into films, I'm fine with that, 20th had complaints all the time back in the day (but at least could've sold it to Verizon or someone without a major film studio), but if they want to survive, they need an equity partner, someone to hold a minority while the Murdochs control the company's news sector, and someone else handles the actual general content (and allows the partner access to its TV studios and the Tubi service)
Here is a list of potential contenders for the equity stake:
- Amazon MGM Studios- merging Fox Entertainment and MGM Television into Filmways Television for shows not on Amazon Prime and give Amazon a replacement for Freevee with Tubi
- Lionsgate- they could at best afford 5-10%, but could benefit from Bento Box and Tubi
- News Corp- 2 sinking ships, but may have some chance with equity partnership rather then full merger like planned in 2023.
- Warner Bros.- It's a 50/50 the merger does goes through, so if it's blocked, they could arrange a deal where WB sells Discovery Global to them outside of CNN (sold to Bryan Diller), with one taking 20% in the other (either Fox of WB), with Fox Entertainment scaling its TV arm to supply content to all its networks (minus its family channels, which are purely licensed content)
Another idea that's been discussed before is selling the News and Stations division to News Corp, and leave Fox open to acquisition for other companies with networks already or foreign entities, and could include:
- Disney- without a controversial news division or any stations to cause clash with ABC, Disney could see value in it and have 20th Century Fox return, but would likely have to see a smaller stake in ESPN (they've decided not to sell it though) and a sale of Tubi to someone else
- Sony- foreign companies can own at most 20% of a broadcast network, or if the news and stations are spun-off, could have a more likely chance to buy the remainder of the network and Tubi (not regular streaming like Sony's strategy, but still something of value in the market)
- Paramount- CBS is Fox lite anyways, and they'd likely like broadcast rights to the 20th library (Simpsons and Family Guy), and if they merged Fox One into Paramount+ and Tubi into Pluto TV, streaming rights as well.
But overall, I don't think Fox will be good on their own, but also isn't willing to give up power, so this equity partner concept isn't to far fetched
But what do you think?
- What companies would be interested in a Fox stake?
- Who will Fox consider buying itself?
- What company should I do next?
Versant has little to nothing, sure a big sports unit and some distribution rights, but is overall, a pure cable company that, if no changes are made (and continued cord-cutting), Versant won't live to see past the 2030s.
But remember Viacom, just a TV syndication studio, but when they bought MTV/Nickelodeon Networks from Warner Bros. (similar to a spin-off), Viacom eventually became the mass media conglomerate we know as owner of Paramount Pictures (or at least half of it from 2005-2019).
So if Versant doesn't wait, it has billions to use on acquisitions to grow it into a media conglomerate to survive the digital era, and here's how they could do it.
1. Cable networks, but no content for them
(Comcast did not give Versant any company to supply content for its networks)
Versant needs a television production unit to supply shows for its networks and streaming, the best way to do this is by reviving USA Studios (Versant is a house of autonomous brands, the name Versant Television couldn't work), and a potential bid by Syfy for The Asylum, but they would still lack any major IP for its brands, I'm not saying Versant should try head on into making films, but only major film studios hold most of the big TV studios, so a stake in a company like Lionsgate, Sony Pictures if willing (very unlikely), or another mini-major could give wonders for its Television content and licensing for streaming, speaking of which.....
2. Lack of digital services
Fandango, Free TV, and Rotten Tomatoes won't cut it, it needs a streaming platform for its content, not a shop (although Fandango At Home could be merged into the service), a general streaming service that could have the perfect company to buy to fill the gap
Allen Media's stake in Starz could be transferred to Versant as well as plans to add live feeds of its channels (USA, Syfy, CNBC, E!, Golf Channel, etc.) onto the service, and could also attempt several acquisitions of smaller services to boost Starz into a big (and profitable) name again, and give Versant a home for its brands when cable eventually disappears for good.
3. International Rollout
Staying US focused will not help the company, and needs to plan global rollouts of its brands, mainly Starz (as Lionsgate took Starz International as Lionsgate+), but other then that I think it doesn't need anything else, unless.....
Extra (unlikely) goal: The Family Audience
The best way to do this is by taking an existing brand to turn into the network AND score more then a linear channel, Roku, Starz, they need all the spaces they can get, and the brand to do it, and that brand is....
Obviously Hallmark would have to agree to a sale of a majority stake (but still control the crayon part), but the brand gives Versant a name to start The Crayola Network, with Crayola Entertainment supplying kids shows to the network and its partners (Starz) (and films to whoever Versant picks to acquire as their TV studio partner), aiming for the Sprout demographic, with some Cartoon Network style shows at later times.
So after my proposed structure Versant would look similar to Viacom with-
- Its main content/IP studio (stake or full ownership)
- Versant Media Networks (USA, Crayola, CNBC, USA Studios, etc.)
- Versant Digital (Starz)
- Versant Live Events and Experiences (https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/12/04/versant-ceo-outlines-strategy-for-post-cable-era-at-investor-day/)
With it the structure could allow Versant to survive the final cord cut and become a mass media conglomerate to rival it former parent, NBCUniversal (outside Universal Pictures)
But what do you think?
- What studio should Versant buy (if any at all)?
- What would you change?
- Is Crayola Network a dumb and impossible idea (most likely yes, but was fun to come up with)?
- And what company should I do next?
(The Gouraigers technically count, but they can also count as the 4th and 5th rangers from Hurricanger)
I have an idea for a video game theme, and since there is usually 4 players allowed, I wondered if it could work if there was only 2 core rangers to start (red and blue as Players 1 & 2), an extra ranger later (white/yellow ranger and Player 3), and a green 6th ranger (Player 4) along with a glitched rival ranger
Could this be the start of a new film distribution studio at Netflix regarding if the film scores a profit (or encourage them to buy a theatrical distributor after losing Warner Bros)?
With Paramount buying WB, they should really expect some consolidation is in order for it's TV business, so I believe that Paramount will absorb CBS Studios before buying WB to be cost-effective, and this could be how:
This is the current structure of the 2 studios
| Paramount Television Studios | CBS Studios |
|---|---|
| Antoinette Media MTV Animation Inc. MTV Documentary Films New Games Productions, Inc. Uptown Productions, Inc. | Nickelodeon Animation StudioBig Ticket TelevisionBET Studios CBS Media VenturesCBS Eye Animation Productions |
And the following is my suggested structure of the combined studio
Paramount Television- led by the current team and will keep CBS Studios management to oversee CBS-branded shows
- Big Ticket Television
- BET Studios- the studio for BET for film and TV
- Paramount Documentary Films- (removing the MTV name from normal entertainment as Ellison has said he wants it to be music focused again)
- Paramount Television Animation- the merged MTV and CBS Animation that focuses on adult animation, with some co-productions with its sister studio
- Nickelodeon Animation- the kids and family animation label, which would also absorb Nickelodeon Movies, it would focus on streaming and TV content, only making theatrical films based on its IP (now reading Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Animation present), while Paramount now makes live-action Nick films itself (streaming or theatrical) without the help of the Nick label
- Paramount Media Ventures- the distribution arm
- Misc. companies with this division include New Games, Uptown, and Antoinette
For all the consolidation Ellison has done, I'm surprised that this wasn't one of the first things he did, as well as make Paramount Sports a studio within Paramount (Skydance) Studios instead of a separate unit.
But tell me what you think and what you would change.