Did HBO stop bringing iTunes Digital Copies with their Blu-Rays? - Blu-ray Forum

Dvir971 · 07-18-2018, 05:31 PM

Hey,
So one of my favorite things about the Game of Thrones BluRays, besides the neat design is that HBO always brought iTunes Digital Copy along with the UV, which is great considering I find the UltraViolet system to be extremely uncomfortable in my country.

However I just went to order the first season of Westworld, and they explicitly state the only digital copy there is UV. On the other hand the 7th season of GoT (that came out afterwards) did come with iTunes (if I recall correctly) and the new 4K for season 1 did not.

Is anyone aware of a policy change HBO made with their digital copies or it’s just these specific cases? I hope I can at least complete my GoT iTunes collection with season 8 haha

crackedknee · 07-18-2018, 05:38 PM

The answer to this is easy: Westworld is a Warner production. The series is only being broadcast and distributed by HBO, but is not HBO proper.

So as a Warner code (not an HBO code), it is UV (or MA), as Warner does not issue iTunes compatbile codes.

HBO codes are still UV and iTunes (and GP)

Dvir971 · 07-18-2018, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crackedknee

The answer to this is easy: Westworld is a Warner production. The series is only being broadcast and distributed by HBO, but is not HBO proper.

So as a Warner code (not an HBO code), it is UV (or MA), and Warner does not issue iTunes codes.

HBO codes are still UV and iTunes (and GP)

Great thanks!

malcy30 · 07-19-2018, 06:34 AM

This is why we got a UV code for Westworld in the UK as it's Warner.

Here in the UK, HBO are banned from handing out digital copies with their disks because of the exclusive TV and streaming deal they have with the pay TV broadcaster Sky. HBO can sell digital content here on iTunes or Amazon, but they can't give it away packaged with their disks.

07-18-2018, 05:31 PM	#1
Dvir971 Member Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Israel 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:104 Blu-ray reviews:1	Did HBO stop bringing iTunes Digital Copies with their Blu-Rays? Hey, So one of my favorite things about the Game of Thrones BluRays, besides the neat design is that HBO always brought iTunes Digital Copy along with the UV, which is great considering I find the UltraViolet system to be extremely uncomfortable in my country. However I just went to order the first season of Westworld, and they explicitly state the only digital copy there is UV. On the other hand the 7th season of GoT (that came out afterwards) did come with iTunes (if I recall correctly) and the new 4K for season 1 did not. Is anyone aware of a policy change HBO made with their digital copies or it’s just these specific cases? I hope I can at least complete my GoT iTunes collection with season 8 haha

07-18-2018, 05:38 PM	#2
crackedknee Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2014 4K collection:134 Blu-ray collection:420 DVD collection:195 MA collection:1780 Digital collection:995 iTunes collection:33 Prime collection:1 Trading Score:729	The answer to this is easy: Westworld is a Warner production. The series is only being broadcast and distributed by HBO, but is not HBO proper. So as a Warner code (not an HBO code), it is UV (or MA), as Warner does not issue iTunes compatbile codes. HBO codes are still UV and iTunes (and GP)

07-19-2018, 06:34 AM	#4
malcy30 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jan 2011 Location:Somewhere in the South Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Trading Score:1	This is why we got a UV code for Westworld in the UK as it's Warner. Here in the UK, HBO are banned from handing out digital copies with their disks because of the exclusive TV and streaming deal they have with the pay TV broadcaster Sky. HBO can sell digital content here on iTunes or Amazon, but they can't give it away packaged with their disks.

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