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Originally Posted by thatguamguy
Just to play devil's advocate, the "home video" rights could've reverted back to the original company while Paramount retains the TV/streaming rights. I don't want to get my hopes up until I see an official copyright line on the back cover.
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...or they could just have gotten sick of leaving money on the table after they've seen other holdouts like Warner cut deals.
There's really no good reason for Paramount to sit on their library indefinitely. The surest way to devalue catalog is make it obscure by generations of no exposure.
I'd think all studios are having to redo their catalog in HD anyway if they want to sell it for syndication and streaming.