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Original Star Wars Movies May Not Launch With Disney's Streaming Service Until 2024 (bloomberg.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the move-and-replace dept.

Disney is reportedly having trouble buying back TV rights to "Star Wars" movies from AT&T's Turner Broadcasting so that it can offer them on a new streaming video service it is working on. Bloomberg reports: Disney made a preliminary inquiry about regaining the rights, but met resistance. Turner has the rights to show the films on its cable networks, which include TNT and TBS, and online until 2024. The programmer would want financial considerations and programming to replace the lost films. Disney sold certain rights to Turner in 2016, before it completed plans for the streaming service.

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  1. /Oblg. First World Problems. by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 3, Interesting

    WHEN can I buy the ORIGINAL theatrical release on Blu-Ray?

    1. Re:/Oblg. First World Problems. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2

      This is how:
      Star Wars the Despecialized Edition

    2. Re:/Oblg. First World Problems. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

      as in giving money to Disney.

      Maybe you shouldn't be doing that. At least not if you have a conscience.

    3. Re:/Oblg. First World Problems. by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 3, Insightful

      As much as I love the fan edits such as this one, and The Phantom Edit, legally one can't buy it due to corporate greed. :-/

      As a fan edit, the cut cannot be legally bought or sold, and treads a line between fair use and copyright infringement

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  2. Good. by forkfail · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Seeing how they've tried to run the franchise into the ground, especially with the Last Jedi, have to say that the longer those rights are kept out of their hands, the better.

    I can easily imagine Han not shooting first being made trivial by Disney edits...

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    1. Re:Good. by DogDude · · Score: 2, Funny

      I thought Last Jedi was one of the best of the entire series. I hope they keep making more movies!

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  3. Have a conspiracy theory by Stormwatch · · Score: 2

    Disney just don't want people watching the original trilogy, because they will see the new ones are total bantha poo in comparison!

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  4. Re:It showa how far ahead Disney plans... by forkfail · · Score: 2

    They didn't have 20th Century Fox's back catalog of movies.

    They could always stream Steamboat Willie on a loop, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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