Hollywood Starts with Animation

The foresight of ITV chairman Herradley Mendes is absolutely correct!

This is not~

The UPN TV network under Zhu Ke's name has not yet won the competition for the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League. Just because of the cooperation with Sky TV Group, it has gained extremely popular attention and fame in just a few days.

"This is the Champions League!"

In an interview, Martin Field, the British government's sports minister, said: "Football is a sport that Europeans love to see. It has a long history of hundreds of years and has attracted more than 500 million people around the world. What's more, fans With a base of more than 1 billion people, the UEFA Champions League, as the top football event, can attract the attention of hundreds of millions of people every year; well, the number of people watching the UEFA Champions League final will not be less than 50 million people."

"Once the UPN TV network under the name of Zhu Ke Wald really obtains the qualification to broadcast the Champions League, then the UPN TV network is bound to expand rapidly."

As soon as the interview was over, it was quickly published in the newspapers of the day by dozens of media in Europe and America, which once again attracted great attention.

Somewhere in Italy.

In a middle school in Turin, it was the break time in the morning, and many students, especially those who loved football, were having a lively chat.

"UPN Television Network, I seem to have heard of it?"

A blond boy with many small freckles on his face said.

"Dude, you're OUT!"

A boy with dreadlocks laughed and said, "UPN TV Network is a pay TV network in the United States. As early as the middle of last year, it has landed in all parts of Italy. You can definitely search for it when you turn on the TV."

"That's right!"

Another boy with short hair echoed: "I still know that the boss of the UPN TV network is the super rich Zhu Ke Wald, who was the director of the movie "Burst Drummer" that won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival last year. !"

The voice fell.

The freckled blond boy made a sound of sudden realization.

Have no idea!

He is an avid football fan. On weekdays, he watches almost all football matches or highlights of matches, and lacks attention to UPN.

after all,

Zucker's UPN television network is weak in sports.

Of course this refers to football.

In the United States, the UPN TV network is qualified to broadcast live and broadcast NBA basketball games, but who made the European people's perception of basketball far lower than football? !

Under the words of many friends, the blond boy with freckles said in amazement: "Unexpectedly, this UPN TV network is quite powerful, and it has the ability to participate in the competition for the broadcasting rights of the UEFA Champions League."

It was also on this day that people in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland and other countries and regions heard the name of the UPN television network for the first time.

"This is the first time I've heard of it, is it strange?"

"It's also the first time I've heard of the UPN television network."

"Please~ There are not too many pay TV channels in Europe. Take Germany as an example, there are more than 50 pay TV channels, large and small, and all pay TV channels add up to no less than 100; my Oh my god~ Converted to the whole of Europe, there are too many pay TV stations and pay TV channels."

That's right!

In the United States, the UPN TV network under Zhu Ke’s name is indeed very strong, second only to HBO TV and Comcast TV, and ranked third in the field of paid TV stations. In 2001, its annual revenue exceeded 3.7 billion US dollars .

But what about in Europe?

Sorry~ UPN TV network can only be regarded as a younger brother in many pay TV fields in European countries and regions!

In 2001, UPN's annual revenue outside North America was US$150 million, most of which came from the distribution accounts of other TV stations; also in 2001, UPN's expenditure outside North America last year was as high as 1.7 One hundred million U.S. dollars.

In other words, the UPN TV network was... loss-making overseas last year!

This is the reason why Zhu Ke is so eager to enhance the brand influence of UPN TV network!

"See it~"

Zhu Ke put down many newspapers and said with a smile: "In order to compete for the three-year broadcast rights of the UEFA Champions League, I threw out the variety show "Good Voice" and a cooperation plan of as many as 10 TV dramas, but the results are remarkable. It is UPN’s fame this time that can save us at least tens of millions of dollars in local promotion fees.”

Donna Langley and the others nodded.

Zhu Ke continued: "Since I have come up with the plan for the "The Voice" project, the company's star WB TV network must launch this project as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Donna Langley immediately replied: "It is already in preparation, I believe that with the "Voice" project as a foundation, we will be able to restore the TV audience in North America."

One of WB TV network's trump card programs is "Talent Show" which has been on the air for several years!

but!

As the saying goes: there are no hundred-day red flowers!

No matter how popular a variety show is, it still has a lifespan!

No~ Since the summer of 2001, FOX TV obtained the authorization of "Pop Idol" from British BBC TV and produced a variety show "American Idol". Once this variety show was born, it can be called a king bomb!

Huge audience!

It has created a huge target for the flagship show "Talent Show" of the WB TV network under the name of Zhu Ke, resulting in a large decline in the number of viewers of the show. If Donna Langley responded in a timely manner, the show might be yellow. up.

"I will arrange the launch and broadcast of the "Talent Show" program as soon as possible, and then combine with the "Talent Show" program. I firmly believe that I can regain the audience and regain the championship of variety shows!"

Donna Langley's promise to Zucker.

Zhu Ke nodded: "You can do it if you have confidence!"

Similarly, Zhu Ke is also full of confidence!

In the original time and space, "The Voice of America" ​​was born, and only the second episode of the first season directly crushed the "American Idol" broadcast at the same time.

ding ding ding~

At this moment, Zhu Ke's personal phone rang.

Caller - Taro Hashimoto!

Hashimoto Taro is also one of Zhu Ke's generals. He currently serves as the first person in charge of the home entertainment department of Golden Dawn Entertainment Group, the president of SpongeBob SquarePants House, the president of Baze Doll Factory, and a series of positions.

"What's wrong?" Zuke frowned.

"Yes, boss."

Taro Hashimoto's tone was full of joy, and he said on the phone: "Boss, the negotiation team I led just now finally reached a preliminary agreement with the Japanese government on building a new Harry Potter theme park in Tokyo. "

"You mean it, it's just wonderful!"

Zhu Ke was also pleasantly surprised: "Tokyo is settled, and the next step is to fix the Shanghai of the Great Heavenly Dynasty. Then our Harry Potter theme park has completed the completion of Tokyo in Japan, Shanghai in the Great Heavenly Dynasty, London in the United Kingdom, Los Angeles in the United States, Sydney, Australia, a total of five new theme park plans!"

The plan of the Harry Potter theme park is an important part of the movie "Harry Potter" series. For this reason, Zhu Ke made a big investment, with a total investment of no less than 1.5 billion US dollars.

That's right!

That's $1.5 billion!

Moreover, this is only the initial investment. If other amusement facilities are added in the later stage, the overall total investment will definitely not be less than 3 billion US dollars.

Of course, this is far less than the cost of Disney theme parks.

"I am not in a hurry!"

"It's just a Harry Potter theme park right now. In the future, when I get a majority stake in Marvel, if I buy Universal Pictures and Universal Studios, then the investment will definitely increase several times!"

Zhu Ke had a clear plan in mind.

A few days later~

The first meeting of the bidding conference for the UEFA Champions League broadcast rights officially came to an end.

The UPN TV network under Zhu Ke’s name lived up to expectations. After receiving the support of ITV TV and Sky TV Group, it successfully defeated many opponents and stood out from hundreds of TV stations. TV stations, and jointly enter the decision-making circle for broadcasting rights qualification competition.

second round;

third round;

After a total of 5 rounds, the winner of the Champions League broadcast rights will be determined!

Of course, it is estimated that the results will not come out until November, so Zhu Ke returned to the United States.

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