You gotta love localism. While the world media pondered a potential Comcast/Disney behemoth, the Daily News got to the real question on everyone's mind: How will it affect Burbank?
The answer? "A Comcast takeover of The Walt Disney Co. would strip the Los Angeles region of local control of another corporate giant, but might not have a direct economic impact on the area, analysts said Wednesday."
Whew.
The Daily News ought to rethink which analysts it quotes, however. I don't think I've ever seen a more cheesy or kiss-ass quote in a mainstream newspaper:
"Disneyland and Southern California are synonymouse," said David Sheatsley, vice president of research for LA Inc., the Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The italics are the Daily News'. You read that right. Some analyst used the cheesiest Disney pun in the book -- and the Daily News quoted him! I'm surprised the paper didn't go ahead and adopt other Disney terminology, like asking how a merger might affect cast members.
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