Do not make the mistake of thinking that because my conclusion is the same as another person's that my reasoning is the same
Spike TV
Spike Lee is fronting for a TV station?
Nope. But the name Viacom intends to use for what is currently called TNN led former Sen. Bill Bradley, and actors Ossie Davis and Ed Norton to believe so, and they signed affidavits saying so.
Because Spike Lee isn't happy about TNN assuming his name. He's bringing suit against Viacom and TNN to prevent it… he says Albie Hecht himself, president of TNN, has said the public associates the name "Spike" with Lee.
Of couse, Viacom is confident they will win the right to use the "popular" term for the name of its station. They feel it will bring in more male viewers.
Disclaimer: The information in this post was plagiarized from BlackVoices.com. I figured since it's a Black oriented news source, I'm safe from the right wing.
posted by Prometheus 6 at 6/5/2003 05:23:02 PM |
Posted by P6 at June 5, 2003 05:23 PM | Trackback URL: http://www.prometheus6.org/mt/mt-tb.cgi/711