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Dallas blu ray

Knots4ever

Knots4ever

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captainarcher said:
Dallas is not on Amazon prime here in France
on Apple TV France it's the sd version

i also doubt there will be a blu ray release , or maybe not soon. when you check Amazon for the next releases, dallas does not appear anywhere. Maybe in October or December but not before
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Not sure why it's SD on Apple/iTunes but for anywhere else it could be related to rights to the French soundtrack. I know there were issues before because TF1 held/holds rights to the dubbing for some strange reason (to be fair, not that strange... this has happened with other shows in other countries as in the 80s a lot of the dubbing was done on behalf of and paid for by a specific network).
 
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Brian Kinney

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Knots4ever said:
Prime not having swapped their SD versions for HD would imply that someone else has grabbed the HD rights for an exclusive period. Who knows, might be added to ITV Hub or Channel 4 as they both have added quite a few random classic US series.
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Right now I assume the licenses are with Sky UK (and its streaming service NOW).
And with Warner Bros. Discovery’s current deal with Sky in the UK due to end in 2025, the decisions made could significantly alter the television landscape for UK viewers.
Will Warner Bros. Discovery choose to renew its Sky agreement, or will it introduce Max to the UK market?
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In Germany, as you've mentioned Warner/Discovery has an exclusive deal with RTL's streaming service RTL+ since 2022 (which doesn't affect Germany's Amazon Prime). In Canada since May 2023 with Crave and in New Zealand with Sky (not the same as in the UK).

In some other countries Warner/Discovery content will be distributed per Netflix and some Warner shows will land at Pluto (even though it is owned by Paramount Global).

These deals and partnerships could mean that Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service, Max, may never launch as a standalone service in some countries – and may hint at Max’s UK future. (...)
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As the company’s deal with Sky is due to end in 2025, there are two possible scenarios. Warner Bros. Discovery could choose to launch Max in the UK, following the model it has used in the US, Latin America and a few European countries.

Alternatively, it could decide to renew its agreement with Sky, following the model it has more recently used in Canada and New Zealand.
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Regarding France and Australia: has anyone contacted Warner about Dallas?
 
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Knots4ever

Knots4ever

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Brian Kinney said:
Right now I assume the licenses are with Sky UK (and its streaming service NOW).

In Germany, as you've mentioned Warner/Discovery has an exclusive deal with RTL's streaming service RTL+ since 2022 (which doesn't affect Germany's Amazon Prime). In Canada since May 2023 with Crave and in New Zealand with Sky (not the same as in the UK).

In some other countries Warner/Discovery content will be distributed per Netflix and some Warner shows will land at Pluto (even though it is owned by Paramount Global).





Regarding France and Australia: has anyone contacted Warner about Dallas?
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In theory yes re Sky UK but two things go against that:
Sky has never, ever aired or streamed old Warner stuff.
Sky’s exclusive deal includes Sky Germany and Italy and in Germany Dallas is on RTL+.
 
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captainarcher

Telly Talk Active Member
Knots4ever said:
Not sure why it's SD on Apple/iTunes but for anywhere else it could be related to rights to the French soundtrack. I know there were issues before because TF1 held/holds rights to the dubbing for some strange reason (to be fair, not that strange... this has happened with other shows in other countries as in the 80s a lot of the dubbing was done on behalf of and paid for by a specific network).
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in fact now in France, on Apple TV, we don't have the French song for the opening credits (song that I have always hated !) we have the original music.
 
Knots4ever

Knots4ever

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captainarcher said:
in fact now in France, on Apple TV, we don't have the French song for the opening credits (song that I have always hated !) we have the original music.
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Oh no surprise with that at all.

The rights to the French theme song belong to Haïm Saban and TF1. Same applies to the A-Team, Knots Landing, Hart to Hart and any of the other 80s shows which were given a French song with lyrics (obviously not all of them TF1 but some other channels too). Saban made millions out of this in the 80s, especially by using his connections to push those songs onto radio stations, by producing records and in parts even managing to get them into the charts (due to the number of spins on friendly radio stations)!

Warner Discovery has no rights to any of them and is (rightly) not interested in wasting money on something that is of no value to anyone other than a few people in France who may have preferred the French themes over the originals.

Saban was very active in Germany as well but with theme songs this was mostly limited to cartoons, luckily!

(Almost) all of those Saban themes are cleared indefinitely for broadcast but not for streaming.
 
LMLDallas78

LMLDallas78

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Knots4ever said:
Sky has never, ever aired or streamed old Warner stuff.
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Sky always aired Dallas repeats long ago on various channels, that's the reason I got sky. The whole series used to be aired back to back on UK Gold.
Only available to purchase episodes on Amazon now.
 
Knots4ever

Knots4ever

Telly Talk Active Member
LMLDallas78 said:
Sky always aired Dallas repeats long ago on various channels, that's the reason I got sky. The whole series used to be aired back to back on UK Gold.
Only available to purchase episodes on Amazon now.
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Nope that isn't right I'm afraid. UK Gold was never a Sky channel. It was originally Thames TV & BBC, then Flextech & BBC, then Virgin & BBC and now just BBC.

Also, back when Gold aired classic shows, Sky had no exclusive deal with Warner. That agreement was only entered in 2014 (back then with HBO which was owned by Time Warner at the time).
 
LMLDallas78

LMLDallas78

Telly Talk Enthusiast
Knots4ever said:
Nope that isn't right I'm afraid. UK Gold was never a Sky channel. It was originally Thames TV & BBC, then Flextech & BBC, then Virgin & BBC and now just BBC.

Also, back when Gold aired classic shows, Sky had no exclusive deal with Warner. That agreement was only entered in 2014 (back then with HBO which was owned by Time Warner at the time).
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My misunderstanding, apologies for that. I knew it was all a bit too technical for me!
I only knew to get Dallas way back I had to get sky.
Your knowledge is admirable.
 
Knots4ever

Knots4ever

Telly Talk Active Member
LMLDallas78 said:
My misunderstanding, apologies for that. I knew it was all a bit too technical for me!
I only knew to get Dallas way back I had to get sky.
Your knowledge is admirable.
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Don't be silly. The media industry is difficult to keep up with even for those of us who deal with it daily.

It's completely understandable to think the channels you get when you subscribe to Sky are Sky channels. That's not made easier since Sky is a satellite (and now also streaming) provider but also a content creator (and distributor!).
 
LMLDallas78

LMLDallas78

Telly Talk Enthusiast
Knots4ever said:
Don't be silly. The media industry is difficult to keep up with even for those of us who deal with it daily.

It's completely understandable to think the channels you get when you subscribe to Sky are Sky channels. That's not made easier since Sky is a satellite (and now also streaming) provider but also a content creator (and distributor!).
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I try hard not to be silly, but I quite often am (LOL):spinning:
I just love joining in with the conversations. :p
 
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captainarcher

Telly Talk Active Member
Knots4ever said:
Oh no surprise with that at all.

The rights to the French theme song belong to Haïm Saban and TF1. Same applies to the A-Team, Knots Landing, Hart to Hart and any of the other 80s shows which were given a French song with lyrics (obviously not all of them TF1 but some other channels too). Saban made millions out of this in the 80s, especially by using his connections to push those songs onto radio stations, by producing records and in parts even managing to get them into the charts (due to the number of spins on friendly radio stations)!

Warner Discovery has no rights to any of them and is (rightly) not interested in wasting money on something that is of no value to anyone other than a few people in France who may have preferred the French themes over the originals.

Saban was very active in Germany as well but with theme songs this was mostly limited to cartoons, luckily!

(Almost) all of those Saban themes are cleared indefinitely for broadcast but not for streaming.
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thanks a lot I didn't know that
 
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

Luke_Krebbs_Ewing

Telly Talk Champion
All we can do is just play the waiting game.

Hopefully an announcement will be forthcoming from Warner's as to when the new HD remastered seasons of Dallas will be released on Blu-ray.

As I said up thread I suspect it will be released just before Christmas. :)

I'm just wondering will we get any extras on the Blu-ray release when it comes out.

I'm hoping for a few extras at least. :)
 
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DallasFanForever

Telly Talk Supreme
Luke_Krebbs_Ewing said:
I'm just wondering will we get any extras on the Blu-ray release when it comes out.

I'm hoping for a few extras at least. :)
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From what I’ve heard..................

Deleted scene with Charlie where she is given total control of Ewing Oil

Deleted scene with Charlie where she inherits Southfork

Deleted scene with Wes Parmalee where he admits the whole thing was a charade

Deleted scene with Jenna breaking out into a song of celebration when she finds out Pam had the accident
 
pete lashmar

pete lashmar

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My dream extra would be a "warts and all" documentary - but I know we'll never ever get it. We've heard the same stories over and over again ad nauseam but as only fans would buy such a release they need to pay some fan service in my opinion. I'd love to hear how DALLAS took over the world, how the show's direction was changed so early on with Pam and J.R, how the cast reacted to certain plots and storylines - how the show's plots were developed due to cast illness and, sadly, death. How the latter series felt the need for new, younger actors that derailed the show, why certain cast members were changed or killed off. And I really want to know why the hell they needed Afton to sing in every damn episode she was in after sleeping with J.R.
 
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