Amazon Launches 'Never Before on DVD' Store - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 05-24-2012, 03:44 PM

Retailer to offer more than 2,000 titles

Amazon has launched a "Never Before on DVD" store, in collaboration with the major studios, to sell films and TV shows that are only replicated on disc when ordered.

The retailer is using CreateSpace's DVD-on-demand service to fulfill the orders.

Move is similar to a similar offering Warner Bros. launched to sell DVDs for catalog titles it doesn't offer in traditional retailer -- and is seen as a way for studios to generate more revenue from their libraries without having to produce large numbers of discs that don't have much demand.

Amazon is offering more than 2,000 titles from the homevid divisions of Disney, Sony, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Universal, 20th Century Fox, which will also offer up films from MGM. CBS Networks, MTV and Nickelodeon are also offering up TV shows.

All titles will only be available on DVD. Many of them are already available through Amazon's Instant Video service.

Disney will offer up pics like 1963's "The Waltz King," 1978's "Child of Glass," 1986's "The Leftovers" and TV pilot "Beyond Witch Mountain."

Others include the "Tarzan" and "The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest" TV series and "The Sky's the Limit" from Warner Bros., MGM's 1950s drama "The Big Night" and more recent "Cool Blue," Fox's "Rings on Her Fingers" and "The Raid," while Sony will sell the fifth season of "Rules of Engagement," providing CBS with an opportunity to monetize the comedy. Its other offerings through the service include "Bless the Beasts and the Children," the 2000 ABC movie "The Three Stooges," and 1983 TV movie "Grace Kelly."

"The Never Before on DVD store is a great place for fans to discover thousands of films and television series they've been waiting for on DVD," said Brad Beale, director of digital video content acquisition for Amazon. "In addition to being available on DVD, many titles are available digitally to enjoy right away through Amazon Instant Video and Prime Instant Video. We will continue working to bring our customers even more great video content on DVD as well as digitally."

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118054607

BensonFan · 05-24-2012, 10:27 PM

That is great news!

Hopefully fans that have been waiting for certain shows will finally get to see them now.

(Still might not help those of us who want The Wonder Years though.

)

05-24-2012, 03:44 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,415	Amazon Launches 'Never Before on DVD' Store Retailer to offer more than 2,000 titles Amazon has launched a "Never Before on DVD" store, in collaboration with the major studios, to sell films and TV shows that are only replicated on disc when ordered. The retailer is using CreateSpace's DVD-on-demand service to fulfill the orders. Move is similar to a similar offering Warner Bros. launched to sell DVDs for catalog titles it doesn't offer in traditional retailer -- and is seen as a way for studios to generate more revenue from their libraries without having to produce large numbers of discs that don't have much demand. Amazon is offering more than 2,000 titles from the homevid divisions of Disney, Sony, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Universal, 20th Century Fox, which will also offer up films from MGM. CBS Networks, MTV and Nickelodeon are also offering up TV shows. All titles will only be available on DVD. Many of them are already available through Amazon's Instant Video service. Disney will offer up pics like 1963's "The Waltz King," 1978's "Child of Glass," 1986's "The Leftovers" and TV pilot "Beyond Witch Mountain." Others include the "Tarzan" and "The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest" TV series and "The Sky's the Limit" from Warner Bros., MGM's 1950s drama "The Big Night" and more recent "Cool Blue," Fox's "Rings on Her Fingers" and "The Raid," while Sony will sell the fifth season of "Rules of Engagement," providing CBS with an opportunity to monetize the comedy. Its other offerings through the service include "Bless the Beasts and the Children," the 2000 ABC movie "The Three Stooges," and 1983 TV movie "Grace Kelly." "The Never Before on DVD store is a great place for fans to discover thousands of films and television series they've been waiting for on DVD," said Brad Beale, director of digital video content acquisition for Amazon. "In addition to being available on DVD, many titles are available digitally to enjoy right away through Amazon Instant Video and Prime Instant Video. We will continue working to bring our customers even more great video content on DVD as well as digitally." http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118054607
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05-24-2012, 10:27 PM	#2
BensonFan Board Psychologist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 16, 2004 Location: Chicago, IL USA Posts: 2,733	That is great news! Hopefully fans that have been waiting for certain shows will finally get to see them now. (Still might not help those of us who want The Wonder Years though. )
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