NTV would be largest shareholder of Ghibli with 42.3% share

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The Nippon TV (NTV) television broadcasting company announced on Thursday that it has decided to acquire 42.3% of the shares of world-famous animation studio Ghibli. This transaction, once completed, would make NTV the largest shareholder of the Ghibli, and turn the studio into a subsidiary of Nippon TV.

  • pimento64@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    24·
    1 year ago

    He means that the acquisition will just result in Nippon TV crassly exploiting their new property as hard as they can, rushing out tons of cheaply-made garbage in hopes of swindling consumers with Studio Ghibli’s good name. Eventually, Studio Ghibli will be a name that people associate with cheap shit, and will be forgotten.

    • 柊 つかさ@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      That is very possible and has happened in the past with many companies that have been acquired by bigger ones. However, the article states NTV has acquired a 42.3% share in the company. If over 50% of the remaining shares are still within the studio, they will still have control. It remains to be seen.

      What I primarily didn’t understand about the original comment was the “loved” part of it. People obviously do not like a studio going down the drain because of an acquisition so I don’t get what the author meant to convey by sarcastically using “loved”.