OT: MLB Thread

[lecoqsportif]

The world's largest theatrical production company, with nearly $1B in annual revenue, is based in Montreal. Hell, Cirque du Soleil and BellMedia are already partners...

Git 'er done.

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

where could they even put it in Montreal now?

 

[XPOFAN]

where could they even put it in Montreal now?

Don't worry your pretty little head about it.

 

[XPOFAN]

The world's largest theatrical production company, with nearly $1B in annual revenue, is based in Montreal. Hell, Cirque du Soleil and BellMedia are already partners...

Git 'er done.

Heard they are having some financial difficulties

 

[Sal_Butera]

where could they even put it in Montreal now?

Griffintown basin:

http://ethiqueurbaine.blogspot.com/2013/12/retour-du-baseball-montreal-esquisse-du.html

 

[TheCountofMonteCristo]

Pointe St Charles?

 

[Sal_Butera]

Pointe St Charles?

Down from Bonaventure - Peel basin, north of Lachine canal. The Pointe us on the south side - close to ur old neck of the woods no?

 

[lecoqsportif]

Heard they are having some financial difficulties

Recent? A couple of years ago they had issues, but I don't think it related to anything fundamentally wrong with the business model. Bad economy and some the previously strong loonie were issue (hedge, kids, get a hedge manager!), but that was the case for a lot of companies. Entertainment services always suffer in the bad times.


Edit: and the CdS-Bell group (CdS Média) just signed a partnership deal with 20th Century Fox.

 

[XPOFAN]

Yea recent. Thought I heard that Laliberte "has" to sell major portion of his ownership.

 

[XPOFAN]

Yea recent. Thought I heard that Laliberte "has" to sell major portion of his ownership.

Sorry, may not be financial difficulties.

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/guy-laliberte-puts-cirque-du-soleil-up-for-sale-1.2297648

 

[Sal_Butera]

I thought Laliberte's wife took him to the cleaners?

 

[XPOFAN]

I thought Laliberte's wife took him to the cleaners?

Don't they all?

 

[lecoqsportif]

Jeepers, wow, ya. (Man, having small kids around just kills some connections to the real world...)

OK: a ball team should be part of their plans to rebrand. :deal:

 

[lecoqsportif]

Sorry, may not be financial difficulties.

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/guy-laliberte-puts-cirque-du-soleil-up-for-sale-1.2297648

Their revenues are down. But it's still a big operation, clearly larger than most professional sports franchises.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Pointe St Charles?

The foot of Peel Street. Not too far from where the Autostade used to be.

 

[XPOFAN]

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[DonKay]

Why don't they just tear down the old forum and built it there

 

[xposbrad]

Why don't they just tear down the old forum and built it there

Not sure, is there enough room for that there? A stadium is much larger than a hockey forum, and the old forum is very VERY toiiiight.

 

[DonKay]

Not sure, is there enough room for that there? A stadium is much larger than a hockey forum, and the old forum is very VERY toiiiight.

That part of downtown is so dead that they should be able to buy real estate eastward if they need

 

[Sal_Butera]

Why don't they just tear down the old forum and built it there

Only way I could think of, is if they tore the entire area down to the Children's hospital (since it's moving anyway) - but would be a huge project causing a re-routing of traffic from lower Westmount into downtown. Not sure it's viable.

Griffintown (though missing a metro station), is right down from downtown, off the Bonaventure autoroute, access to bridges for South shore & just down from the old port.