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...R.E.M. Warner Bros...
...attention circulating around Up makes this a make or break album for the band as it enters the next millennium. Some argue that R.E.M.'s power has continued to grow, leading to the group's apparent autonomy from the shifty nature of the music industry. Still, executives at Warner Bros. had to worry just a little after the low sales of New Adventures in Hi-Fi in 1996, especially after the band was re-signed to a lucrative contract a few years...
...shopped his idea to various parties and was soon in business with Warner Bros. (which, like TIME, is owned by Time Warner). Recent changes in FCC regulations had allowed networks to own the programs they broadcast, and studios like Warner Bros., which supply shows to the networks, were worried that the broadcasters would begin to favor shows produced internally. By starting a network, Warner Bros. could guarantee an outlet for its programming. Time Warner shares ownership of the network with Tribune Broadcasting, Kellner and other officers...
...network, UPN. Traditionally, networks pay affiliates to carry their programming, but the WB offered no payments and went even further, asking the stations to remit a portion of their profits once they reached a certain level. Kellner's selling points were his team and the involvement of Warner Bros. and Tribune, but he was able to persuade only 54 stations to sign up. UPN, offering the traditional terms, started with nearly twice that many. Since then, though, the number of WB affiliates has grown...
...Warner Bros. Pictures...