NW
Slightly off topic, but why is the brilliant Film 'Goodfellas' being shown on two channels at the same time, it was on Saturday night on TCM and it is on FilmFour tonight, this is not the first time either, IIRC not too long ago the film was being shown on both channels at the same time.
Or you do what I did and buy the God damn thing on Video.
Or you do what I did and buy the God damn thing on Video.
NG
Different channels strike deals with distributors - sometimes for specific films or series of films, sometimes to get a "good film" they also agree to buy and show some "less good" films.
There are long-standing deals for some franchises - ITV always show Bond for example, and the BBC have got the Harry Potter stuff currently.
noggin
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Antz posted:
Hey fellow anoraks 
I was just wondering, why are some films, for example James Bond, always shown on the same analogue channel (ITV1 rather than BBC One etc)? Is it that the channel has a deal with the company (Paramount, 20th Century Fox etc) or do Ofcom even the number of films out?
Cheers
I was just wondering, why are some films, for example James Bond, always shown on the same analogue channel (ITV1 rather than BBC One etc)? Is it that the channel has a deal with the company (Paramount, 20th Century Fox etc) or do Ofcom even the number of films out?
Cheers
Different channels strike deals with distributors - sometimes for specific films or series of films, sometimes to get a "good film" they also agree to buy and show some "less good" films.
There are long-standing deals for some franchises - ITV always show Bond for example, and the BBC have got the Harry Potter stuff currently.
BR
Different channels strike deals with distributors - sometimes for specific films or series of films, sometimes to get a "good film" they also agree to buy and show some "less good" films.
There are long-standing deals for some franchises - ITV always show Bond for example, and the BBC have got the Harry Potter stuff currently.
ITV have got the rights to at least one of the Harry Potter films as part of a deal struck late last year - not sure if it's the second or third!
noggin posted:
Antz posted:
Hey fellow anoraks
I was just wondering, why are some films, for example James Bond, always shown on the same analogue channel (ITV1 rather than BBC One etc)? Is it that the channel has a deal with the company (Paramount, 20th Century Fox etc) or do Ofcom even the number of films out?
Cheers
I was just wondering, why are some films, for example James Bond, always shown on the same analogue channel (ITV1 rather than BBC One etc)? Is it that the channel has a deal with the company (Paramount, 20th Century Fox etc) or do Ofcom even the number of films out?
Cheers
Different channels strike deals with distributors - sometimes for specific films or series of films, sometimes to get a "good film" they also agree to buy and show some "less good" films.
There are long-standing deals for some franchises - ITV always show Bond for example, and the BBC have got the Harry Potter stuff currently.
ITV have got the rights to at least one of the Harry Potter films as part of a deal struck late last year - not sure if it's the second or third!
FA
Different channels strike deals with distributors - sometimes for specific films or series of films, sometimes to get a "good film" they also agree to buy and show some "less good" films.
There are long-standing deals for some franchises - ITV always show Bond for example, and the BBC have got the Harry Potter stuff currently.
ITV have got the rights to at least one of the Harry Potter films as part of a deal struck late last year - not sure if it's the second or third!
I'm sure it mentioned that ITV will be the terrestrial home for Harry Potter for the next few films, I'm not sure whether it's the remaining 6 or just the two that have been released so far, but it's definately more than the one.
Brekkie Boy posted:
noggin posted:
Antz posted:
Hey fellow anoraks
I was just wondering, why are some films, for example James Bond, always shown on the same analogue channel (ITV1 rather than BBC One etc)? Is it that the channel has a deal with the company (Paramount, 20th Century Fox etc) or do Ofcom even the number of films out?
Cheers
I was just wondering, why are some films, for example James Bond, always shown on the same analogue channel (ITV1 rather than BBC One etc)? Is it that the channel has a deal with the company (Paramount, 20th Century Fox etc) or do Ofcom even the number of films out?
Cheers
Different channels strike deals with distributors - sometimes for specific films or series of films, sometimes to get a "good film" they also agree to buy and show some "less good" films.
There are long-standing deals for some franchises - ITV always show Bond for example, and the BBC have got the Harry Potter stuff currently.
ITV have got the rights to at least one of the Harry Potter films as part of a deal struck late last year - not sure if it's the second or third!
I'm sure it mentioned that ITV will be the terrestrial home for Harry Potter for the next few films, I'm not sure whether it's the remaining 6 or just the two that have been released so far, but it's definately more than the one.
NW
IIRC the BBC bought the rights to the first Harry Potter film at the time, due to the success. Also IIRC ITV not too long ago signed a deal with Warner Brothers for films, they also mentioned that films like The Matrix will be shown on ITV2, so this means that the second Harry Potter will be shown on ITV. (How on Earth this will be done smoothly is beyond me) ITV are also likely to be keen on such films as they do very well in the ratings on ITV's 2 and 3.
Though most of the time deals are done by the film companies, only few films are done by franchises, such as James Bond.
Though most of the time deals are done by the film companies, only few films are done by franchises, such as James Bond.
NE
ITV also signed a deal recently with Universal giving them access to their back catalogue which includes Working Title films.