(see part I here) More worries surface after the Apple iPod video deal with ABC-Disney, as the rights issues are very complex in any such TV deal:
Hollywood Reporter: A detailed look at the worries and the deal structures in such cases. The gist: Disney and ABC needs to come up with more details and talk to their affiliates. ABC already has negotiated with affiliates to retain repurposing rights over as much as five hours of primetime programming per week. But that stipulation generally covers repurposing arrangements like offering a second window of a broadcast property on cable within a preselected range of days. It was unclear whether putting a series on an entirely different platform is covered by that agreement as well.
Other station sources noted that there is growing concern about the loss of their exclusive access to network programming at a time when major cable, satellite and Internet-driven concerns are negotiating a wide range of cutting-edge, on-demand platform deals with the major TV networks and studios.
USA Today: “Of course it will erode ratings,” said Dene Callas of media buyer MediaCom. “It’s going to devalue the original” broadcasts as viewers use iTunes.
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