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Dear Tim Russ Fans,
As if we needed further reminding that the fate of Star Trek is a
tenuous one at best, it has been announced that Paramount Digital
Entertainment, the home to STARTREK.COM since 1996, is shutting its
doors as of 12/31/05.
As many of you now know, Viacom and CBS started trading as separate
companies today. The splitting of Viacom into two companies -- as
does any corporate maneuver -- comes at a great cost to personnel.
Needless to say, many here on the lot will be collecting their final
paycheck at the end of the year.
Oddly, one thing that hasn't been completely resolved is the
ownership of Star Trek. I know it sounds crazy, but it appears to be
true. We think CBS will be taking it over. (Even though it will be
forever identified as a Paramount product.) As a result of this lack
of clarification on the ownership of the franchise, the fate of
STARTREK.COM also hangs in the balance. As of this writing, we simply
do not know what is happening to the site, we just know that at the
end of the year we will be out of a job!
Rather than go quietly, we are in the midst of preparing a
presentation for the powers-that-be designed to show the vast scope
and depth to the site, and how it is a "go to" site for anyone in the
world in search of Star Trek information. STARTREK.COM is used not
only by fans of the show, but by licensees to promote their products,
various Paramount departments (including production), convention
organizers, news organizations, advertisers, etc. In other words, a
lot of people use the site, and it would be almost impossible to
assign it a monetary value.
Before we make our case, if you would like to write a testimonial
sentence or two that we can use in the presentation, it would be very
gratefully received.
Thanks for listening, and thanks for your support over the years.
This is a great franchise and it would be sad to see it sink into an
abyss of lost TV and movie franchises. I would like to think that we
could do better.
All the best,
Tg
Tim Gaskill
Editorial Director
Paramount Digital Entertainment
5555 Melrose Ave/MOB 1208
Hollywood, CA 90038
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Posted: Dec 6 2005, 05:05 PM
