Quirke (Gabriel Byrne) -- Another UK series released in Germany and not the UK

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by Buzz201

One could argue that poor sales on UK TV blu-rays are responsible for the lack of shelf space. It's really just a cycle...

As I understand it Sony Pictures UK won't licence anything to another home media business, so that point is moot.

Nation's largest broadcaster? Try world's largest broadcaster...

BBC Worldwide is a wholly owned editorially independent subsidiary, tasked with acting in the BBC's commercial best interests. The BBC has no say in it's releases, and BBCW certainly won't do anything for prestige if they don't think it's financially viable. (As they shouldn't, their job is to try and build on the TV licence, not squander money on unpopular blu-ray releases.)

Where did Sony Pictures cone from? I said Sony slashed fees (i.e. royalties, for Blu-ray authoring in the UK) which was my understanding from the Network thread. Nothing to do with SPHE UK and their films...

As to everything else, I will say it does amaze me how members of a Blu-ray forum waste perfectly good words on building arguments against more Blu-ray releases. Again, my understanding is that the series is popular, and the DVD set has very positive reviews. Since HD masters, BBFC costs, and DVD authoring and packaging are all being paid for, would the additional cost for Blu-ray for popular series really break the bank for the BBC, especially in light of what Sony has done?

I think not.