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    What does it take Realistically?

    I am curious what are the steps or logistics to get older movies or TV shows to a digital format like Vudu, Google Play, Amazon, etc... I really wish the following titles were made available to name a few:

    1.) Trial and Error- Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels
    2.) Ransom- Mel Gibson
    3.) The Jeffersons- Outside of Season 5 & 6 on Amazon, I can't find it anywhere
    4.) Sanford & Son-


    My question is who decides and how does the process work to get these titles from a DVD format to a digital format? Also, why would a title like The Jeffersons only have 2 random seasons like Seasons 5 & 6 in a digital format and not Seasons 1-4 for instance?
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    Re: What does it take Realistically?

    I wish I knew what the studio's thinking on digital releases really was. It almost seems like studios don't want to release their stuff digitally sometimes, as if that isn't the way everything is heading anyways.

    There have been a number of older films released in the past year on bluray with no digital releases that just baffles me. Young Frankenstein and Munich are two that immediately spring to mind. I already have these movies on disc, so I have no intention of rebuying the physical media, but they are currently my top two most wanted digital releases. Either release them with a code, that would give me a reason to buy the physical media, or just release them digitally as well...either way, they would get money out of me that they are not getting otherwise.

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      Re: What does it take Realistically?

      I think the barriers to having a given movie or show available come down to four things:

      1. Ownership issues. There was really no need to standardize contracts back in the day. Making something available today means tracing the ownership of rights and royalties through a rat's maze transactions. Some properties probably come with royalty payments that simply make it not worth it, or that require sales tracking and payment to stars that there's no real system for. On others, it's not clear who owns the rights so either you have to wait for those disputes to resolve themselves or risk buying from the guy who claims to have the rights and get sued by another.

      2. Archival issues. Original copies might be difficult to obtain, or the quality is so bad that you're going to be dealing with angry customers all the time. That's not worth it.

      3. ROI concerns. Some things are so obscure and will have so few buyers that there's no Return on Investment for spending the time and money to make them available. Often, it still gets done because the machinery is in place and they run out of things to do, but it can take a long time.

      4. Golden geese. Some properties are seen as too precious to put out there. How long did it take to get digital Star Wars? I don't think that applies to the ones of your list, but it's sometimes a factor.

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        Re: What does it take Realistically?

        Edit: I made my reply before MattO, but didn't hit submit. He pretty much nailed what I wrote though.

        In regards to number four, this is one of the big holes I point out with Disney's "vault" strategy. It just doesn't apply in the digital era. They can refuse to sell it all they want (artificial scarcity), but that doesn't mean people won't get it. Bambi still doesn't have a digital HD release, but I bet plenty of people have a 1080p digital version of Bambi as we speak. I'll leave it at that.

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          Re: What does it take Realistically?

          Originally posted by SAshley View Post
          I am curious what are the steps or logistics to get older movies or TV shows to a digital format like Vudu, Google Play, Amazon, etc... I really wish the following titles were made available to name a few:

          1.) Trial and Error- Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels
          2.) Ransom- Mel Gibson
          3.) The Jeffersons- Outside of Season 5 & 6 on Amazon, I can't find it anywhere
          4.) Sanford & Son-


          My question is who decides and how does the process work to get these titles from a DVD format to a digital format? Also, why would a title like The Jeffersons only have 2 random seasons like Seasons 5 & 6 in a digital format and not Seasons 1-4 for instance?
          The difficulty has to do with licensing, it's not really about the technical issues. And licensing always comes down to $$$.

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