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AgentP
12-04-2011, 09:00 AM
Why is Harry Potter being shown on ABC so much? Doesn't Disney own ABC? Does Disney own Harry Potter in some way? I'm confused...

BYW, I LOVE Harry Potter, but with the HP theme park it just seems like Disney is advertising for the wrong guy?

Jeri
12-04-2011, 10:30 AM
It is so funny you asked this because I was thinking the same thing when I was flipping through channels last night.

I don't have any idea, but wonder as well.:confused:

Strmchsr
12-04-2011, 12:24 PM
Okay, so here's the way the confusion train goes - Jo Rowling maintains all rights to Harry Potter. She licensed the film and tv rights to Warner Brothers and the theme park rights to Universal. The two are completely separate deals. Warner Brothers then cut a TV distribution deal for the HP films with ABC/Disney. So, only Universal can have the theme park attractions, only WB can make the films, and only ABC/Disney can show the films on television.