[B5JMS] ATTN JMS: Crusade not rerunnable, says Space. Is this really true?

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From: Hendrik Boom <hendrik at topoi.pooq.com>
Date: 21 May 2001 05:55:09 -0700
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I quote from the Canadian Space's channel's website,
http://www.spacecast.com/cast/faq_monthly.asp:

> Will you be airing the BABYLON 5 movies or CRUSADE again? 

> Unfortunately, we no longer have the broadcast rights to the BABYLON 5 movies and it is unlikely that our contract will be renewed in the near future. 
 
> The owners of CRUSADE pulled the plug on the production and will not allow broadcasters that have previously aired the series, the right to broadcast it a second time. However, the Sci-Fi Channel in the U.S. is able to air it because it is their first broadcast of the series. 

Is this really true?  Or is there some corporate bafflegab going on?
Why would Crusade not be rerunnable, whereas Babylon 5 is?
Isn't it Warner Brothers that owns the rights to both series?

-- hendrik at topoi.pooq.com


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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 21 May 2001 17:55:01 -0700
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>> The owners of CRUSADE pulled the plug on the production and will not allow
>broadcasters that have previously aired the series, the right to broadcast it
>a second time. However, the Sci-Fi Channel in the U.S. is able to air it
>because it is their first broadcast of the series. 
>
>Is this really true?  Or is there some corporate bafflegab going on?
>Why would Crusade not be rerunnable, whereas Babylon 5 is?
>Isn't it Warner Brothers that owns the rights to both series?

Yeah, so to be honest, that sounds a bit fishy to me.


 jms

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