Could Viacom tell Playmates no?

[Zak The Neutrino]

Originally Posted by <TmNtRoX-1997>

Any post here is really just rampant speculation since we don't know any specifics of the contracts in place so even the Disney example isn't a good way to measure it. If I recall correctly Playmates had a say in the direction of the 2k3 show.

So why doesn't Viacom tell Playmates to shove it? Well what exactly are they doing that's bad, I don't keep up with the news so I have no idea. I know their toys suck but that's not important for the company, what they care about is sales. As long as Playmates has sales they won't care about what they do, in fact if they have good sales they'll let the meddle around in the show. We don't know if they're helping to fund the show, if they are then they definitely have a say. If Playmates isn't making figures or the figures aren't selling well then yeah Viacom might look for another company, but even then they might have to wait for the license to expire.

You are correct. There is probably without a doubt some type of opt out but we have no clue what the conditions of that opt out are. It would all just be speculation.

Technically they are doing nothing wrong. Some of us older fans just don't like the articulation and paint apps. Unless it's hurting sales of the line why would Playmates or Viacom care?

Considering the size of the toy sections for the TMNT line at stores I would say these concerns are not affecting sales that much.