[Afamilyatwar-list] Fwd: Right(s)!

[john at johnfinch.com]

On 11.07.2018 17:18, Brian Renforth via Afamilyatwar-list wrote:
> Hi Scott,
> 
>  ITV was originally 14/15 regions. Granada, London Weekend, Thames,
> ATV etc.
> 
>  Following Margaret Thatcher's franchise fiasco in 1991 the existing
> contractors had to bid for their franchises. It wasn't all bad news as
> each region had to pass a "Quality threshold". Granada won despite a
> higher bid from a rival. Other companies weren't so lucky.
> 
>  Fast forward a few years, the bigger ITV regions took over the
> smaller ones. Eventually we were left with Carlton, (who wrestled the
> franchise from Thames in 1991) and Granada. The latter then owned the
> programmes made by London Weekend and Yorkshire Television.
> 
>  Carlton owned the ATV, ( when securing the ITC catalogue) and its
> successor Central's catalogue.
> 
>  Eventually Granada and Carlton TV merged as ITV which continues to
> this day.
> 
>  New releases of ITV material are credited as ITV Studios. Older ones
> Granada Ventures or Carlton where appropriate
> 
>  Freemantle Media now own the Thames Television archive. Studio Canal
> own the ABC Television catalogue. (In 1968 ABC and Rediffusion were
> forced into a merger and formed Thames Television).
> 
>  As I understand it, Network DVD have the rights to issue ITV
> material. They've brought out some never previously released gems such
> as the 1971 London Weekend drama, "The Guardians".
> 
>  I understand "The Spoils Of War" was never previously released.
> 
>  Hence the question: When will they bring out AFAW and Sam?
> 
>  Told me they were, "Looking into it" on asking them.
> 
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> SENT: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 7:36:38 PM
> TO: Scott Filderman via Afamilyatwar-list; john at johnfinch.com; Richard
> Veit; William Murphy
> SUBJECT: [Afamilyatwar-list] Right(s)!
> 
> Given that AFAW, Sam, and Spoils of War (and Onedin Line, pace Mr.
> Murphy) have found their way onto DVD (although AFAW and Sam were
> previously available on VHS), how DO programs get selected/permitted
> to be recorded? Now that I’ve seen a Tweet or 3 about This Year Next
> Year and have gotten a couple of not-too-informative replies from
> Talking Pictures TV, I wonder who now owns rights to these Granada
> productions. ITV? If AFAW was popular enough to warrant two separate
> DVD collections AND a fresh transmission on TPTV, who was behind all
> this in terms of granting rights? Is there some agency (company or
> individual) that initiates and finalizes the process? None of this
> benefits me as I live in the US, unless a DVD gets created. If anyone
> knows anything, I’d be grateful to learn.
> 
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Spoils of War was licenced to Acorn some five or six years ago and sold 
quite well as DVD.  SAM was the subject of a paper titled FORGOTTEN 
TELEVISION by LeZ Cooke of Royal Holloway London University, and also 
formed an appreciative subject of his book published by Manchester 
University Press titled  A SENSE OF PLACE.  iT features along with my 
various other pieces in my autobiography which is currently trying to 
find a SUITABLE publisher, under the title HE WHO WOULD A WRITER BE. 
Michael Cox, who produced most of my work with Granada is still with is, 
though few of the other old friends still are.     JOHN FINCH