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Miramax-Disney Split Talks!

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Posted on The Drudge Report just now, with no link given yet...
Representatives for DISNEY and its subsidiary MIRAMAX expected to meet this week to discuss agreement that would allow MIRAMAX co-founder, Harvey Weinstein, to start his own production company, while his brother Bob remains at DISNEY to make movies... Developing...
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And today, The New York Times reports it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/10/busin ... &position=

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Hmm, interesting. Sounds messy. Thanks for posting this.
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That's great first Pixar now Miramax what's next Dimension.
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Well, actually, from the way this reads, I think Miramax would actually remain with Disney. Harvey would just be leaving and starting his own company. That means Dimension stays too, because wherever Miramax is, Dimension is, as Dimension is a sub-division of Miramax.

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And of course, Bob runs Dimension.

It's interesting, but Dimension is far more profitable than Miramax. It will be interesting to see if Harvey could make it on his own, without Dimension supporting him.
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