Soul Train has a new owner

New York Times features news that Soul Train now has a new owner.

Reading the article not sure if it will led to a lot more commerically released episodes or clips , but can always hope.

A few snippets of the news below

Can read the full article at the NY Times site (link below)

Now a production company, MadVision Entertainment, has bought the “Soul Train” franchise from its founder, Don Cornelius, and plans to breathe new life into it. The plan is to open up the show’s archives for older consumers as well as to create a new version of the program for younger ones.

“The series has never been shown on DVD, and it’s not been utilized on video-on-demand or mobile or Internet platforms,” Peter Griffith, a co-founder of MadVision, said. “There are many opportunities that we are exploring.”

For MadVision, the rights issues will be complicated. The company will have to compensate artists, producers and labels for rebroadcasts of the songs played on the show.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/17/business/media/17soul.html