Posted by Derek Janssen on 09/22/06 08:07

SoHillsGuy wrote:

> Von Fourche wrote:
>
>>Why would a company release the first season of Daniel
>>Boone on DVD during the same week that a channel on DirecTV (WHT) will start
>>broadcasting the series (from the first season)?
>
>
> if people want to save the series to their collection, it could be
> that...
> a) maybe because not everyone actually has DirecTV
> b) maybe people would find it easier to buy DVD clean sets than bother
> recording/burning discs, if they even know how to do this.

c) The licensor wants to exploit all of his new rights at once,
d) Most current mainstream audiences aren't familiar with the show, as
it's been off the rerun radar for some years now,
and
e) First one's free. :)

Derek Janssen (was a man...)
ejanss@cocmast.net

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