Since, you know… Just wondering how much the incident has affected the Seinfeld franchise. May be a bit early to tell, but I can’t watch it without feeling a bit peevish, to be honest. What a douche!
Well, if it 's mainly the black demographic they’re concerned about, losing that viewership probably won’t be much of an impact at all. Given it’s overwhelmingly angsty white, urban Jewish-centric Larry David flavored sensibilities, just as a wild assed guess I don’t think Seinfeld ever registered very high (on average) as a favored rerun for black people.
Sony owns the syndication rights in a long term deal for which they paid $1.7 billion. It’ll be a long, long time before the issue ever comes up, if at all.
Stations that bought the package also buy long-term contracts for exclusivity. Again, it’s unlikely that they will test the market soon either.
Hope it’s OK if I tag on a little hijack, but it’s sorta related.
How much do Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer get from residuals? I assume that ever since the Gilligan’s Island debacle (where supposedly none of the stars got a nickel, or, at least, not too much more than that) that the key players on Seinfeld had a clause in their contracts guaranteeing ongoing payment from residuals when the show became syndicated. What ballpark do you think we’re talking about here? $100K per year? Less? More? As you can see, I really don’t have a clue.
Thanks.
Heh, surely more than the black demographic were upset over Richard’s tirade.