Post by Mio on Sept 18, 2014 14:48:10 GMT
online.wsj.com/articles/discovery-to-take-control-of-the-hub-network-1410979842
It doesn't directly relate to Pony, but it will likely effect it's future.
In short, Discovery is planning to retake control of the network from Hasbro and rebrand it as Discovery Family. The Hub would then be a programming block from 9AM - 3PM on said channel according to this article. It's probably because Hasbro still controls a big stake in The Hub.
This is apparently because of The Hub's inability to really compete with similar children's networks for a variety of reasons, as well as some disputes between Hub executives and Hasbro over ratings and product sales.
What this means for FiM is still unclear. It is likely that it will still air on the re-branded channel since it's current slot still corresponds with The Hub programming block time slot. There has also been talks about Hasbro communicating with Time Warner so we may see FiM start showing up on other channels (like Cartoon Network in the case of a Time Warner deal).
It doesn't directly relate to Pony, but it will likely effect it's future.
In short, Discovery is planning to retake control of the network from Hasbro and rebrand it as Discovery Family. The Hub would then be a programming block from 9AM - 3PM on said channel according to this article. It's probably because Hasbro still controls a big stake in The Hub.
This is apparently because of The Hub's inability to really compete with similar children's networks for a variety of reasons, as well as some disputes between Hub executives and Hasbro over ratings and product sales.
What this means for FiM is still unclear. It is likely that it will still air on the re-branded channel since it's current slot still corresponds with The Hub programming block time slot. There has also been talks about Hasbro communicating with Time Warner so we may see FiM start showing up on other channels (like Cartoon Network in the case of a Time Warner deal).
