If the company's business model is structured so that, after broadcast release with commercials, syndication, home-region dvd release and merchandising/video game tie-ins, the company still hasn't made a profit on the show -- then they need to check their business model. If the current model requires charging $30 for 4 episodes per disc by the time it reaches foreign markets, somebody has not charged enough earlier in the chain.
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If the company's business model is structured so that, after broadcast release with commercials, syndication, home-region dvd release and merchandising/video game tie-ins, the company still hasn't made a profit on the show -- then they need to check their business model. If the current model requires charging $30 for 4 episodes per disc by the time it reaches foreign markets, somebody has not charged enough earlier in the chain.