Wouldn't be atypical for Shout.
Who is far more talented than that loser Roy Braverman, the man who was hired as the music director for "The Fugitive" Season 2 Vol. 1. You are under no condition to tell anyone to stop supporting SF. You hear me!
No one is "telling you" to do anything. I merely think the flip side of Shout's track record needs to be noted if there's going to be a constant effort at creating an image of them as a company that I don't think squares with reality, especially when its done in the context of then saying their failings can be excused but let's still rate another company with a track record no better or worse if a true objective yardstick were applied as the epitome of all that is wrong with TV on DVD. And seeing this news just made me think that it's exactly what I'd expect of the company that set absolute lows for standards of customer relations PR in how they have handled a number of titles.
Well, it's hard to say exactly what might have happened. It's not unheard of for deals to go South at the last minute. The company I work for recently announced a huge acquisition deal. It's been announced and all that, but technically, until the deal is closed sometime next year, anything can happen.
I tend to think that you're right but to play devil's advocate, you don't know that Shout didn't offer an amount that was nowhere near what they normally get for their music.
Jack’s not a “hater” of Shout, and neither am I.
Yes, that may very well be true. But I tend to think of music in a TV program, especially in a DVD release, as a sort of promotional thing. People hear it, maybe like it, and go out and purchase a copy. You don't make your money on the inclusion of the track but on sales to people who've found something new. Unfortunately you have the artist, publishing house, label, and maybe more all wanting a piece of the pie. Any one of them can say no to the terms and thus hold up or cause a release to be canceled. What I've read is that the fee is typically ~$.10/per track per disk. With a music heavy show this can quickly add up to more than a release would be worth and more than what it could realistically be sold for. And that's with the "typical" fee. Again, I see it as pure greed. While I usually assign obscene music cost blame to labels or publishing houses the article I read specifically stated "artists". As to whether or not it's what they would "normally" get... it's a DVD release. Unless it's a concert DVD people don't purchase it to hear the music as it's just a support for the play. Yes, it's sometimes a substantial support, but let's go back to the promotional aspect. You really have to ask just how many "classic rock" artists sold CDs, etc. because of music in a program like "The Wonder Years". Yet another series mired in music rights gouging. If you're an artist, save the high price for your concert tickets or if you're a label/publishing house, hope the inclusion of "your" music in a DVD release sells a few more CDs or iTunes tracks. Handled correctly it can be a win for all involved.
