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...with Disney chairman Michael Eisner as the probable host. Six of the 29 pilots that ABC is considering for next season come from the Disney studio--a not uncommon bit of corporate synergy now that networks are allowed to own their own programs (and now that studios like Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox own their own networks), but one that has nevertheless raised fears among other Hollywood studios that they will eventually be shut out. ABC executives deny that they'll play favorites, saying they will pick the best shows regardless of supplier, since drawing the biggest possible audience...
Bagel purveyors love their product for the same reason consumers do--it's tasty yet inexpensive. But they also see the bagel as the next great food platform upon which sandwiches and snacks--and greater profit--can be built. Outfits such as Bruegger's Bagel Bakery, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Chesapeake Bagel Bakery, Manhattan Bagel, Noah's New York Bagels, Big Apple Bagels (Do you detect a theme here?) and the Great American Bagel are rolling into communities that wouldn't know the real thing from a catcher's mitt. Says Jack Grumet, ceo of the Manhattan Bagel Co.: "What happened...
...surprisingly, Starbucks retains a minority interest in Einstein Bros. Launched 13 months ago, Einstein boasts 131 stores and envisions 275 to 300 outlets by year's end. Einstein's majority owner is Boston Chicken, the home-style food chain that raised gobs of money on Wall Street to build 871 stores in three years...
...York Post's Peter Vecsey, the basketball columnist who broke the news of Johnson's decision to return, Magic reluctantly accepted an invitation to play in one of the pickup games organized by Jordan while the Bulls star was in Hollywood last summer filming a movie for Warner Bros. In a game against a team that included Jordan, Dennis Rodman and Pooh Richardson, Magic scored 9 of his team's 11 points. On the ride home that night, Johnson told his friend, former N.B.A. player Lester Conner, "I needed this for myself. To know where I'm at. To know...
...deal's ancillary elements can make it tricky to assess. Warner Bros. signed Madonna to a $60 million deal and even gave the Material Girl her very own record label. Madonna's last few records have sold only about 3 million copies apiece, substandard for her, but the deal's overall returns look better because her private label has fared well (its latest success: imported Canadian diva Alanis Morissette, whose Grammy-nominated CD Jagged Little Pill has hit No. 1). The Rolling Stones' two albums since their 1992 $35 million contract with Virgin have had mild sales, but the fact...