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Some rights sky don't get. It wasn't until recently sky got the dark knight even though itv 2 has shown it countless times
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Not counting Sky Store, which obviously costs extra, one very recent film that premiered on Film Four & has not been on Sky Cinema is Mr Turner. In fact, I think it has only been shown once so far as I am looking for a repeat to record it as missed it first time around.
Not that recent, it premiered October, 2014. |
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But how can big recent films like Rio, Transformers, Battleship, Iron Man 2 be on Film4? How do they get big recent blockbuster movies like these? Should the rights not be with Sky?
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Sorry to go a bit off topic, but what sort of prices tend to be paid for movies by broadcasters? I assume Sky are paying a lot more than BBC1 are for movies, as they get to broadcast them earlier.
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If Film4 makes films and provide financial support, it's logical that they make money out of it. If they make money, they can invest some to acquire good film titles.
And if you consider that Sky also has a tonne of those highy immoral gambling sites on its books also, it is a wonder how they can't make a single decent series of their own. Could one ever imagine Sky making the likes of: Indian Summers, Humans, No Offence or Raised by Wolves ? |
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Sorry to go a bit off topic, but what sort of prices tend to be paid for movies by broadcasters? I assume Sky are paying a lot more than BBC1 are for movies, as they get to broadcast them earlier.
Generally there are several windows 6 Months after the film was released in the cinemas, the film becomes available for DVD & Digital Download release and PPV. Usually anyone wanting to provide the film as a PPV platform (Sky, Amazon, Apple, Google ..etc.) can have the film About one year after it was released in the cinema the film then becomes available for encrypted broadcast. This is where Sky's exclusive deals kicks in About one year after that the film becomes available to unencrypted broadcast usually in an exclusive deal Once this contract expires then another broadcaster can pick up the film and so-on. At somepoint in the film's life the exclusive deals tend to be dropped and so the film may be shown by several broadcasters in the same contract span |
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There's no one price, Broadcasters don't buy the films individually instead they make deals with the studios & distributors to have access to all films they produce.
Generally there are several windows 6 Months after the film was released in the cinemas, the film becomes available for DVD & Digital Download release and PPV. Usually anyone wanting to provide the film as a PPV platform (Sky, Amazon, Apple, Google ..etc.) can have the film About one year after it was released in the cinema the film then becomes available for encrypted broadcast. This is where Sky's exclusive deals kicks in About one year after that the film becomes available to unencrypted broadcast usually in an exclusive deal Once this contract expires then another broadcaster can pick up the film and so-on. At somepoint in the film's life the exclusive deals tend to be dropped and so the film may be shown by several broadcasters in the same contract span |
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So where do Prime and Netflix fit into that? You can do PPV but the majority of their films are available as part of the subscription.
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There's no one price, Broadcasters don't buy the films individually instead they make deals with the studios & distributors to have access to all films they produce.
Generally there are several windows 6 Months after the film was released in the cinemas, the film becomes available for DVD & Digital Download release and PPV. Usually anyone wanting to provide the film as a PPV platform (Sky, Amazon, Apple, Google ..etc.) can have the film About one year after it was released in the cinema the film then becomes available for encrypted broadcast. This is where Sky's exclusive deals kicks in About one year after that the film becomes available to unencrypted broadcast usually in an exclusive deal Once this contract expires then another broadcaster can pick up the film and so-on. At somepoint in the film's life the exclusive deals tend to be dropped and so the film may be shown by several broadcasters in the same contract span |
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I remember when Film4 first started.
£6.99 a month I think! I never did find anyone who subscribed to it! |
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I knew of one person who subscribed.
When he stopped paying his Sky subscription, all the channels eventually went off apart from Film 4 and the Sky movie channels. He had this for a few years until a card reissue put an end to it. |
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I remember when Film4 first started.
£6.99 a month I think! I never did find anyone who subscribed to it! |
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