How could I expect CBS Access to make room for Cannon when they have premium content like Real Husbands of Hollywood to stream?
On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 10:17 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > It appears that Viacom/CBS owns the Quinn Martin library, so if those were > going to stream anywhere, I'd expect it to be CBS All Access. Maybe when > they "relaunch" in 2021, those shows will be part of the content. Or maybe > not -- there's no real indication that they're adding any amount of older > programming in recent articles such as this: > https://www.indiewire.com/2020/07/cbs-all-access-to-relaunch-acquires-spongebob-prequel-1234577255/ > > Similarly, it appears that Warner Bros. owns the rights to "Harry O," > so... HBO Max? Probably don't hold your breath for that one. > > > On Aug 1, 2020, at 10:06 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > So, you are suggesting it would cost Hulu or Amazon more in Rights and > residual fees than the value they would get from new or retained > subscribers. I considered that, but then, how do the economics work for DVD > sales? The complete set for The Fugitive (4 Seasons, 120 episodes, 32 > discs) costs $45.50 on Amazon. It seems like they could find a price point > for the Steaming Rights for that show that would result in at least as many > views on Hulu as box sets sold. I guess Hulu does really make money from > views, but still it seems like The Fugitive would provide better filler > content at a lower price than a lot of the other crap I currently see on > Hulu. Not to mention, if I’m Hulu (or whatever) it seems I could carve out > a pretty lucrative niche marketing myself to aging Boomers as the home of > TV content of their youth, maybe something like a “Quinn Martin Collection”. > > OTOH, while I do have a fair number of TV box sets from pre 2010 or so > (including my prize possession, the West Wing set in the Blue White House > Box), I am not convinced that route makes economic ,ic sense for me > Anymore, especially for B and C level material. Even a bargain like The > Fugitive represents about 4 months of Hulu, which gives me access to so > many more hours and variety of content, and allows my three grown children, > each in different geographical locations than me (in non-COVID conditions) > to access it as well. I would rather have Hulu for a year than 3 QM box > sets. > > That said, that price for The Fugitive Box set is looking better and > better to me. Unlike the 2 seasons of Harry O, which come to about $90). > > > > On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 3:27 PM Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: > >> From what I can gather it's simply money. Most of the streaming services >> disproportionately target young audiences - so you find few shows made >> before 2000 on them. That may be slightly different with something like CBS >> All Access or Peacock which are owned by networks and may have their own >> wares to throw on at little cost. But even then, there may be residuals >> due. And of course just because a show aired on NBC doesn't mean they own >> it. Why nobody has Homicide: Life on the Streets available, I don't know. >> >> I think it's simply a choice they make. And older stuff tends to get >> missed out. It does frustrate me that many people will only watch a movie >> if it's on Netflix or Amazon. Most films aren't on those channels or their >> ilk. Indeed, amazingly, many films aren't even on the rental sites like >> Apple or Google Play. >> >> Personally I would be utterly lost without discs. I *still* buy them >> because the picture quality is better (all the streamers crush the picture >> compared to say Blu Ray), there are extras that you rarely find on >> streaming, and most importantly, I know I'll have access to them this time >> next week or next year. Stuff comes and goes, and I'm not playing that >> game. So yes, I have the Homicide boxset - the US version that looks like a >> filing cabinet! >> >> I'd love to rip my DVD/BR collection, but that feels like a very long >> term project from where I'm sitting - short of getting a bank of computers >> and fast DVD drives! >> >> >> Adam >> >> On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 9:53 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Rockford and Gunsmoke (selected episodes at least) are available to >>> stream on Peacock and CBS Access, respectively). >>> >>> On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 1:48 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Some of those older shows hold up well. "The Rockford Files" is still >>>> good. I'm not elevating "Gunsmoke" to literature, but the plots were >>>> sometimes nuanced. I couldn't watch the first 10 minutes of the show and >>>> tell you exactly how it was going to go. 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