FRASIER (A) ANALYSIS
This case outlines the background of the negotiations between NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) and Paramount for the extension of renegotiating the rights to the TV show, Frasier. While NBC wanted to pay under $5 million per episode in order to make a profit, Paramount seemed to be demanding $8 million per episode. This was a very big gap considering that there were 24 episodes per season and that Paramount wanted a three year term on the renegotiated contracted. The key parties in this case are NBC (represented by Mark Graboff, Scott Sassa and Jeff Zucker) and Paramount (represented by Kerry McCluggage and Gary Hart).
What is NBC’s BATNA?
NBC’s BATNA was to either steal a show from another network or begin
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Since Paramount could not negotiate for a price lower than $5 million with other networks, Viacom probably would not agree to a loss making deal unless it felt that Frasier would have a significant impact on other CBS shows (in other words, be a ‘tent pole’) as well as on CBS’ internal power struggle.
What is your best estimate of their respective reservation prices (“walk away price”)? Be sure and explain your answer. Don’t just give a number.
The initial offer from Paramount was a 20% increase over what NBC was paying. This translates to roughly about $6 million per episode. However, NBC’s initial number was 5% less than what they were paying currently. This translates to roughly about $4.75 million per episode. Later, Paramount came down by $500,000 per episode ($5.5 million per episode). This still represented a sizable difference.
Based on these facts, I would put Paramount’s reservation price being in the range of $5-$5.25 million per episode. This is because their BATNA is not very strong and the fact that NBC were the industry leaders in terms of license fees, especially for prime-time shows. Additionally, they called NBC to still work on the deal, which gives a strong hint that they were still open to negotiation. On the other hand, NBC’s reservation price would be in the range of $5.5-$5.75 million. Though NBC’s BATNA is also not very strong, they have other alternatives. And
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Paramount took advantage of Ms. Marder when they purchased her story. They saw the story as a great investment, especially for the small amount they paid
Now, let’s discuss what costs may or may not have been relevant to Main Line in determining lost profits. When Kim Basinger walked away from “Boxing Helena, she agreed to star in a movie, “Final Analysis.” She made 3 million dollars by making this movie. This indicates that Kim Basinger is a marketable actress and her going rate is somewhere around three million dollars. If this is the case, which I say it is, then this amount is relevant. Conversely though, I can also play devil’s advocate in this situation and see why Main Line is not entitled to this amount. After all, Main Line was only paying Ms. Basinger about 1 million dollars. Why should they reap the benefit if another movie company decided to pay her more money for her services?
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Hence, we should pay a price below $5.51mn. As per informal inquiries made by us, the studios would be tempted to accept the price of $2mn or more and would not even consider a price below $1mn.
The maximum per-film price for the sequel rights that Arundel Partners should pay is $5.12M.
Drinking age is not a strange phrase in our lives. Every time when we go to club or buy some liquor, we have to show our photo ID to prove that we have already 21 and we are legal to drink wine. I think this is a really good method to control drinking problem. Before I read these two articles which are “The 21-Year-Old Drinking Age: I Voted for it, It Doesn’t Work” by Dr. Morris E. Chafetz and “The Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives” by Toben F. Nelson and Traci L. Toomey, I only felt that when people grow up they will have self-control to hold their desire for drinking and could decide whether it is appropriate to drink at that moment. I didn’t collect any data or information to support my opinion,
Based on our valuation of the investment, as outlined below in the Analysis portion of the report, we have determined a per-movie-value of $8.9 million when considering purchasing the rights to the entire portfolio of 99 movies analyzed in the sample data. Based on production of 10 sequels, the per-movie-value of the portfolio would be $52.25 million. Our calculations based on the hypothetical portfolio is that Arundel Partners should make this investment as long as the present value of the expected cash flows from the sequel revenues exceeds the cost of production plus the cost of the investment. Depending on what value a studio will accept as payment per sequel, there appears to be significant profitability in the investment.
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