Get the latest tech news

South Park creator’s 2007 digital ad revenue sharing clause


Matt Stone and Trey Parker became billionaires by making 27 seasons of the funniest shows ever (and signing a first TV deal with an improbable clause).

The pilot performed poorly during a focus group but Comedy Central head Doug Herzog felt Stone and Parker had the juice (especially as their “Spirit of Christmas” films were slowly going viral on early internet sites). OpenAI has joined the hall-of-fame of Big Tech firms annoying their loudest users along with “Facebook unveils Newsfeed” or “iPhone has Liquid Glass” or “Netflix nukes shared passwords” and “Microsoft Teams Exists”. …and here some memes (including this first one which correctly identifies why leading fast-casual Slopbowl chains — Chipotle, Cava, SweetGreens — are seeing a notable slowdown in growth with people realizing they can make bowls of slop at home):

Get the Android app

Or read this on Hacker News

Read more on:

Photo of South Park

South Park

Related news:

News photo

South Park to stream on Paramount+ after bidding war

News photo

‘South Park’ Season Debut Delayed With Streaming Rights in Limbo

News photo

‘South Park’ Creators Say Skydance Is Blocking $2.5 Billion Deal