Mergerlicious Tuesday:
The “netlets” UPN and The WB have admitted they were made for each other and are hookin’ up… as the hot new “CW” (C for CBS, W for Warner Brother). The CW? Sounds like a country music network. But the alternative “WC” would have been worse: that’s a “water closet” for Brits, also known as a “toilet.”
In a much bigger deal, Disney is acquiring Pixar in a $7.4billion deal, vaulting Steve Jobs to a board seat– and potential to extend the influence of Apple Computers to new realms.
