Why Do The Labels Continue To Insist That 'Your Money Is No Good Here?'

Re:Why Do The Labels Continue To Insist That 'Your Money Is ... by tlb on Tuesday March 20, 2012 @04:49PM (#3731482)

As well as getting more money, they can get advance money. This is important for movies. They can raise a chunk of the production budget by pre-selling distribution rights to Europe and Asia &c. In order to have something concrete to sell, they need strict DVD region coding and country restrictions on the internet.

Distribution rights for your country are worth investing in because you know you can make money if the movie is popular. A percentage of net profits is not worth investing in, because you have no control over what they are netted of.

Global distributors alone won't solve this -- the funding mechanisms need to change too.

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Re:Why Do The Labels Continue To Insist That 'Your Money Is ... by easp on Tuesday March 20, 2012 @07:46PM (#3732296)

Do they typically sell the foreign distribution rights, or an option on those rights. It is an important distinction with respect to business model.

If it is an option, then the foreign distributors can wait to see how the film does domestically before deciding whether to go all-in, which also works against doing a simultaneous global release.

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