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TAR 17 Media
krabbe:
I don't know if this is the right thread to post my rant/question on (sorry if it isn't), but...why is CBS not letting people from other countries access the previews, team interviews, etc? It's not like we can burn them on DVDs & make profit?
Cocoa:
--- Quote from: krabbe on September 09, 2010, 01:10:46 AM ---I don't know if this is the right thread to post my rant/question on (sorry if it isn't), but...why is CBS not letting people from other countries access the previews, team interviews, etc? It's not like we can turn burn them on DVDs & make profit?
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Hear! Hear!
walkingpneumonia:
--- Quote from: krabbe on September 09, 2010, 01:10:46 AM ---I don't know if this is the right thread to post my rant/question on (sorry if it isn't), but...why is CBS not letting people from other countries access the previews, team interviews, etc? It's not like we can burn them on DVDs & make profit?
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Really, the problem is with the networks other than CBS that broadcast TAR.
I've asked CTV in Canada the question. The answer is that its all about the money.
In some cases they haven't purchased the rights to distribute the "extra" bits via the internet. So the network is being "thrifty" in not purchasing.
In other cases its a cost/benefit analysis. If they have purchased the rights to distribute via the internet, they only purchase the right to do so in their own country. So they have to limit who can watch it to just Canada. To do that requires special setup on the web site, which requires a person to do that setup and posting, which costs money.
The justification is that it won't increase ratings to post them, so why go to the expense?
I assume the situation is the same in other countries that simulcast TAR.
Evan_Weinstein:
same thing applies to AXN, only allows asians to watch, outside Asia, 4 words to say, better luck next time
woden:
The watermelon facesmash is taking on a life of its own. MSNBC on how someone can "survive" such an incident:
http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/09/09/5077122-how-to-take-a-watermelon-smash-to-the-face
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