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Knightmare clips on ITV?

Posted: 29 Jun 2007, 23:40
by TheBrollachan
Just a thought, I wonder if we can get ITV to give Knightmare an online presence on their new website in the 'Best of' kids section...
http://preview.itv.com/BestofITV/kids/default.htm

Re:Knightmare clips on ITV?

Posted: 05 Jul 2007, 11:26
by tomyboy
Good idea! As challenage haven't renewed their contact, doesn't the rights go to the original broadcaster? I couldn't believe this website when I saw it. Absoulty fantastic! But surely they'll be putting up more programs (probably MPAA in the not too distant future)!

Re:Knightmare clips on ITV?

Posted: 05 Jul 2007, 13:01
by HStorm
tomyboy wrote: Good idea! As challenage haven't renewed their contact, doesn't the rights go to the origanal broadcaster?
No, CITV would have to renew their own contract with Anglia if they wanted to broadcast the series again. It looks very unlikely that they'll ever do that, as it's against their policy to reshow old gameshows.

Re:Knightmare clips on ITV?

Posted: 09 Jul 2007, 21:39
by tomyboy
We are talking about ITV broadband which shows old programmes!

Re:Knightmare clips on ITV?

Posted: 10 Jul 2007, 12:47
by HStorm
We are talking about ITV broadband which shows old programmes!
Okay, but you were asking about the original broadcaster. That's Children's ITV, not ITV Broadband.

Either way, they'd still need to negotiate a new contract with Granada Media/Anglia before broadcasting Knightmare, or they'd be breaking the law. To the best of my knowledge, there's no 'automatic-reversion-of-rights' to the original broadcaster. Which is a shame looked at some ways.

(Rights to the format for making shows can revert from a studio to the creators after about seven years, which is why it was possible for the KMVR remake to be attempted, but re-broadcast of material that's already been produced has to be renegotiated every time.)