Word: fee
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...sure, there's longer-term concern about Disney's profit machines, ESPN and the Pixar alliance that produced Nemo. ESPN growth may stall as cable operators balk at the 20% annual-fee increases that ESPN has charged over the past several years. Pixar, run by Apple's Steve Jobs, has little incentive to keep giving Disney a full 50% share of the profits from Pixar pictures, along with a distribution fee, in exchange for splitting the costs. Several entertainment companies are offering Pixar more favorable terms than Disney's old deal, and Jobs is said to be getting peeved...
...giant step forward, Thailand's Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is offering jet-setters memberships in a card scheme whose benefits can be enjoyed across the entire country. Last month, Thaksin welcomed 80 high-flying businessmen as inaugural members of the Thailand Elite Privilege Club. For a one-off lifetime fee of $25,000, the millionaires were each presented with a Thailand Elite card entitling them to discounts on Thai Airways and at Thailand's best hotels, free golf at a slew of courses, free spa treatments, a fast track through customs, free limousine transfers and a 24-hour concierge service...
...quite rewarding, he adds. "Men Suddenly in Black is the first movie I've funded in over 10 years, so I asked a lot of my friends for help?and nearly 30 of them made cameo appearances." He admits to giving up as much as 97% of his normal fee to take on a project, such as a theater production in Guangzhou. "If it's a good script," he says, "I'll do it for no money." Indeed, despite his pecuniary and professional success, life for Tsang, who doesn't own a yacht or a Ferrari or a wardrobe full...
...Last month, Thaksin welcomed 80 high-flying businessmen into the Thailand Elite Privilege Club as inaugural members. For a one-off lifetime fee of $25,000, the millionaires were each presented with a Thailand Elite card entitling them to discounts on Thai Airways and at Thailand's best hotels, free golf at a slew of courses, free spa treatments, fast-track immigration, free limousine transfers and a 24-hour concierge service. And why do millionaires need discounts? "We all want a bargain," Thaksin, a telecommunications billionaire, said before doling out the black-and-gold plastic...
...Okay, we’re angry, but today let’s get over it and be active, not in a reactive way but in the way we want to...with education, outreach and support,” Fee said...