Word: ownership
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...suggesting anything dramatic. Patient, long-term ownership of stocks remains a key to financial security. But stock prices are a lot higher than when you started investing, whether that was last decade or last year. The good times may persist until the last baby boomer retires in splendor in 2029. But the market has a history of taking back a good chunk of what it gave--and when you least expect it. Investors got a reminder of that last Tuesday, when the Dow plunged 151 points, part of a four-day drop. It fell an additional 176 points by midday...
...than in New York City, where most TV was then being done. And for better quality, they insisted on shooting on film, rather than doing it live and recording on kinescope. CBS balked at the extra cost; the couple agreed to take a salary cut in return for full ownership of the program. It was a shrewd business decision: I Love Lucy was the launching pad for Desilu Productions, which (with other shows, like Our Miss Brooks and The Untouchables) became one of TV's most successful independent producers, before Paramount bought...
...Further, ownership of the property allows the council to go ahead with its plans to develop a barn that is also on the plot for use as a gallery for visual...
...annual ritual filled with hoopla and hype, the television networks last week rolled out their fall lineups. The winners seemed happy, but behind the scenes, television suppliers were reeling from the pressure being exerted on them by the nets for ownership stakes in their programs. Until three years ago, the networks were limited in the kind of programming they could own, but with the limits lifted, the pressure is on. CBS, which co-owns an unprecedented six of its seven new shows, gave King of Queens a slot on the schedule after COLUMBIA TRISTAR surrendered a share. NewsRadio...
...happy with these demands, and while they are worried that quality will become secondary to economics, many feel they don't have a choice. Says Paramount Network Television president Garry Hart: "If a network is going to put the bar at one level for shows they have ownership in and another level for those they don't, we have real concerns...