New Avengers - New Release?

cyberrich · Post by **cyberrich** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 4:46 pm

Thanks for the replies! It seems I've been waiting in vain for the remasters.

It seems I have no choice but to buy the only set available. Can I ask those of you that have this set, is it not too bad

I did buy a few of TNA video tapes a few years ago which seemed good enough at the time. Are the dvd's this sort of standard or slightly better

We're spoiled now aren't we, with these remastered Avengers sets. Rich.

Alan · Post by **Alan** » Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:52 pm

Timeless A-Peel wrote:Why would that be, do you think? Why would they let Optimum do a set, but be unwilling to let Network have a go?

Because StudioCanal didn't have a UK presence then. They now own Optimum, who have been rebranded StudioCanal UK.

They are happy to licence other series to Network, but The Avengers is something they have always considered their "crown jewels", so I would be very surprised (but delighted) if they did license any part of the series to Network.

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:53 am

Alan wrote:
Timeless A-Peel wrote:Why would that be, do you think? Why would they let Optimum do a set, but be unwilling to let Network have a go?
Because StudioCanal didn't have a UK presence then. They now own Optimum, who have been rebranded StudioCanal UK.

They are happy to licence other series to Network, but The Avengers is something they have always considered their "crown jewels", so I would be very surprised (but delighted) if they did license any part of the series to Network.

Ah, I didn't know that. I don't keep track of the DVD companies as they come and go pretty quickly, but that makes sense that they'd want to keep it "in-house". But I'd love to see what Network would do with it.

Post by **dissolute** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 2:03 am

Canal+ don't own TNA though, so I'm hoping Network get to Bluray that as they're currently doing for "The Professionals".

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 8:59 am

Did Canal licence the rights then? The first UK DVD release of TNA, from Contender, certainly has the Canal idents (and they're on the box too). Presumably they also had to licence the rights to put them on the German 50th anniversary box set of The Avengers and TNA (all in one set).

Timeless A-Peel · Post by **Timeless A-Peel** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:52 am

Frankymole wrote:Did Canal licence the rights then? The first UK DVD release of TNA, from Contender, certainly has the Canal idents (and they're on the box too). Presumably they also had to licence the rights to put them on the German 50th anniversary box set of The Avengers and TNA (all in one set).

They're all over the A&E and Optimum sets, too. I have heard the rights situation is slightly different with TNA than the original series, though, due to it being made by Avengers (Film and TV) Enterprises.

Post by **dissolute** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 1:13 pm

I stand corrected, it appears Studio Canal do indeed hold the rights to TNA.

mousemeat · Post by **mousemeat** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 5:54 pm

dissolute wrote:I stand corrected, it appears Studio Canal do indeed hold the rights to TNA.

have they always ? or just gotten them recently ?

cyberrich · Post by **cyberrich** » Fri Aug 02, 2013 8:47 pm

dissolute wrote:I stand corrected, it appears Studio Canal do indeed hold the rights to TNA.

Trying to follow all of this.

So, seeing as Studio Canal hold the rights, and it was they who remastered the original Avengers series, could they not do the same with TNA

Rich.

Frankymole · Post by **Frankymole** » Mon Aug 05, 2013 10:27 pm

They could, but they choose not to. Strange, as TNA get more recent repeats on TV, and so are more of a "hot property" commercially. But Canal have never been noted for commercial sense!