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idge said:
Season three is still not available on streaming services in the UK. I think Amazon are waiting for a previous distributors licence to lapse which was supposedly in December.
Who are these previous distributors? It's not showing on any UK services that I'm aware of; hasn't done so for a year-ish.LordGrover said:
Who are these previous distributors? It's not showing on any UK services that I'm aware of; hasn't done so for a year-ish.
SyFy for OTA, and Netflix for streaming. I should imagine they have inflicted quite a bit of pain on Amazon in terms of restricting what they can do. Amazon must have a lot of faith that the delay on this hiatus will be worth and pay back in future; another 3 seasons rumoured after S4, from memory?funkyrobot said:
Wobbegong said:
I seem to remember that it took forever to see season 2 in the UK, by which time many people had become fed up of waiting and used alternative sources.
<Cough> The only reason I have been able to see it was because of a friend with alternative sources.
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clonmult said:
I was watching it legally on Netflix. It was made out to be a "netflix original". Which is why it was then pulled .... utterly ridiculous. May have to investigate alternative sources ..... something that I have never, ever used.
Netflix Original is a bit of a misnomer - as well as shows they've created, and shows they've taken on, they also use it for shows which they have exclusive distribution rights in certain territories, they have lost those rights for The Expanse.I've been streaming it via another source. Haven't been binging it but enjoying S3.
I said it this time last year but I really think the last 2-5 years will be seen as a high water mark for online streaming services, they are becoming ever more fragmented from here on out. Shame.
LordGrover said:
idge said:
Season three is still not available on streaming services in the UK. I think Amazon are waiting for a previous distributors licence to lapse which was supposedly in December.
Who are these previous distributors? It's not showing on any UK services that I'm aware of; hasn't done so for a year-ish."All we know for sure is that the period of exclusivity granted to the two broadcasters (Syfy and Space) is ending really soon, and Prime US will proceed immediately with the release of s3."
That was two months ago
gregs656 said:
I said it this time last year but I really think the last 2-5 years will be seen as a high water mark for online streaming services, they are becoming ever more fragmented from here on out. Shame.
Agreed, it is of course all money driven. Why sell your show to a streaming service when you can just set up your own streaming service and have all of the money? Except there will a limit to how many streaming services people will pay for. I have Netflix and Prime but I won't be paying for Disney+ or whatever they call it. I'll be getting my Disney content from other sources instead. HorneyMX5 said:
Agreed, it is of course all money driven. Why sell your show to a streaming service when you can just set up your own streaming service and have all of the money? Except there will a limit to how many streaming services people will pay for. I have Netflix and Prime but I won't be paying for Disney+ or whatever they call it. I'll be getting my Disney content from other sources instead.
Exactly. While companies like sky get bashed, they do deliver a massive amount of content for not a lot of money through NowTV and I don't see that lasting much longer. On Hulu (US) you now pay extra to access HBO content for example, and I think it is the same with Crave - a new one recently launched in Canada.
I barely used 'other sources' for the last 5 years, which I remember thinking when I went looking for The Terror (which I didn't finish) and then more recently it has been Nightflyers and The Expanse.
HorneyMX5 said:
gregs656 said:
I said it this time last year but I really think the last 2-5 years will be seen as a high water mark for online streaming services, they are becoming ever more fragmented from here on out. Shame.
Agreed, it is of course all money driven. Why sell your show to a streaming service when you can just set up your own streaming service and have all of the money? Except there will a limit to how many streaming services people will pay for. I have Netflix and Prime but I won't be paying for Disney+ or whatever they call it. I'll be getting my Disney content from other sources instead. I have no idea how people can stomach terrestrial TV (and SKY for that matter) with the adverts, and paying the BBC fee feels like a kick in the teeth, and we watch zero BBC content.
Anyway, my Expanse Series 3 should arrive next week, looking forward to binge-watching that..
JonChalk said:
funkyrobot said:
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The only reason I have been able to see it was because of a friend with alternative sources.
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The only reason I have been able to see it was because of a friend with alternative sources.
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I have a "friend" too...I watched it (series 3) on my big lounge TV 6 months ago. It’s very good.
gadgetmac said:
JonChalk said:
funkyrobot said:
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The only reason I have been able to see it was because of a friend with alternative sources.
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The only reason I have been able to see it was because of a friend with alternative sources.
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I have a "friend" too...I watched it (series 3) on my big lounge TV 6 months ago. It’s very good.
JonChalk said:
gadgetmac said:
JonChalk said:
funkyrobot said:
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The only reason I have been able to see it was because of a friend with alternative sources.
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The only reason I have been able to see it was because of a friend with alternative sources.
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I have a "friend" too...I watched it (series 3) on my big lounge TV 6 months ago. It’s very good.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
chris watton said:
I have no idea how people can stomach terrestrial TV (and SKY for that matter) with the adverts
By recording stuff and fast-forwarding through the adverts. Doesn't everyone do this? 
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