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Amazon, Warner in New Contract Dispute?
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Amazon, Warner in New Contract Dispute?
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I bought the New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn DVD straight from WBShop.comAmazon is in dispute with somebody at all times. I've been buying more of my discs from other vendors. I rarely stream from Amazon as I prefer other services.
I would demand a full refund and cite "breach of contract" since Amazon has been unable to live up to their end of the agreement:They shouldn't be but are... I purchased the currently airing complete seasons of Supergirl and Arrow in a pre-season sale. Right now all that's available in my account are the first 9 episodes. They've delivered *zero* new episodes since around mid-December when the "dispute" started. Anything up to that date is available as are previously purchased Warner Archive titles but that doesn't excuse non-delivery of a pre-purchased item.
When you buy a TV Season Pass, episodes that have already aired on TV are immediately available to watch from Your Video Library.
New episodes are automatically added to Your Video Library as soon as possible after their original network air date (usually the following day). We'll send you an email notification when new episodes are available.
It's unlikely that it is a contract dispute. In the screenshot used, WILLY WONKA was, at one time, licensed for EST/Download (Sell Through) and SVOD. The rights likely lasted 2 years and the title(s) wasn't renewed or extended (or another SVOD / EST provider licensed the exclusive Domestic rights for another 2 year window -- although that very expensive).
Anyway, the Rights Period likely ran out with Amazon, but your EST/Download purchases shouldn't (in theory) be affected.
This truly is a sad day for cartoon fans...I noticed that last week regarding Hanna-Barbera titles on Amazon. Save for a few Scooby titles. No titles are for sale any longer. I checked big names like Flintstones, etc. None for sale anymore. A few months ago I bought some episodes of the New Fred & Barney Show since WA is dragging their feet on a dvd release and it’s never been available on iTunes and it’s not for sale any longer.
Could Amazon finally be losing money overall on this???That makes me wonder if Amazon is also in a dispute with ABC/ESPN .. Ive seen a huge reduction in ESPN 30 for 30 physical media for sale on Amazon. 2 months ago, you could find a lot of the 30 for 30 films on DVD via amazon. Now I dont see too many
Amazon and Disney have been in a dispute for years, and Disney owns ABC & ESPN.That makes me wonder if Amazon is also in a dispute with ABC/ESPN .. Ive seen a huge reduction in ESPN 30 for 30 physical media for sale on Amazon. 2 months ago, you could find a lot of the 30 for 30 films on DVD via amazon. Now I dont see too many
Hello Todd,
Our license agreement with Amazon has expired and WB content is no longer available on the Prime Video digital store. We will continue to work with Amazon to make our products available on their digital store, but you can find WB movies, such as a "A Star Is Born" and award-winning TV shows, such as "The Big Bang Theory," on DIRECTV, iTunes, Google PLAY, VUDU, Comcast, Verizon, FandangoNOW, Microsoft, PlayStation and other digital content services. Our fans and our customers are our number one priority, and we always aim to serve them.
Thank you for working with us on this matter.
Regards,
Tori
WB Digital Support
The wonders of digital streaming.Time for Movies Anywhere to pull Warner Bros. from their service since you can't make new redemptions and watch on Amazon. So much for "Anywhere"
The beauty of Movies Anywhere is that if there's a problem with one participating service, you have 2-3 other services to fall back on. I much prefer the Vudu UI to the Prime Video UI anyway.Time for Movies Anywhere to pull Warner Bros. from their service since you can't make new redemptions and watch on Amazon. So much for "Anywhere"
True, but the people really getting screwed are those like @BobO'Link who purchased season passes of currently airing Warner Bros TV shows before the contact ran out, and are not getting new episodes after they air.The beauty of Movies Anywhere is that if there's a problem with one participating service, you have 2-3 other services to fall back on. I much prefer the Vudu UI to the Prime Video UI anyway.