I notice that many of the channels will show the heck out of a movie. This makes me wonder if this is just lazy programming or if it is less expensive to show a movie subsequent times.
For instance, the Comedy Channel seems often will show Ghostbusters II several times in a weekend and I often think that if they showed Ghostbusters I and II they would get a better viewing.
If a film/TV show is shown multiple times in the same 24 period it still only counts as one showing. It’s a cost thing.
Or they may pay a flat fee for showing the film, with the provision that they have until such-&-such date to show it. So they’ll run it again and again over the course of anywhere from a weekend to a month to make the most out of their investment.
I think you’ll get more nuanced responses in Cafe Society.
Contracts vary. Some allow it to be shown twice within 24 hours; others allow unlimited airplay over the length of the contract; still others require payment for each time it’s shown.
Darn, I would have sworn that is where I put it! Sorry and thanks for moving it for me… (where *did *I put it originally?)
[QUOTE=Khadaji]
(where *did *I put it originally?)[/Q]
Great Debates
[QUOTE=Giles]
Wow, that’s weird. I don’t even ever go into great debates. I guess it was a slip of the mouse.