I'll pass a note along to Jesse. He's a lot closer tied to the TV-to-DVD markets (a lot of our chats are about what we've found on DVD). I keep hitting dead ends in my search.
Here's what I know, though: R.C.M.P. is a BBC/CBC co-production. The CBC was extremely late into the game at releasing what was in their back catalog onto DVD and it's not an easy task to figure out who is putting out what. The rights to releases are all over the place.
As for people you want to put pressure on, here's some companies who are known to have released CBC material in the past:
http://www.morningstarent.com/morningstar/site.php Morningstar has a mix of older and newer CBC releases
http://acornonline.com Acorn is hit and miss. They put out Red Green and Da Vinci’s Inquest. Appear to have an interest in older television.
http://www.imavision.com/en/ Imavision. Put out The Forest Rangers, a CBC series from 1963. It's a French company and the English suddenly gives way to French on the site.
http://www.cbc.ca/contact/ The CBC itself. They may or maynot have a better idea.
One warning: Canadian TV show DVD releases have a history of tanking HARD, resulting in high prices, extremely long down times between releases (Red Green seasons come out once a year) or releases stopping after only one set (Cold Squad, Traders, This is Wonderland and many other shows lack complete releases). Many Canadians have very odd thoughts and values on homegrown media and many Canadian series do better overseas than at home.
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Date: 2007-12-19 05:25 pm (UTC)Here's what I know, though:
R.C.M.P. is a BBC/CBC co-production. The CBC was extremely late into the game at releasing what was in their back catalog onto DVD and it's not an easy task to figure out who is putting out what. The rights to releases are all over the place.
As for people you want to put pressure on, here's some companies who are known to have released CBC material in the past:
http://www.morningstarent.com/morningstar/site.php
Morningstar has a mix of older and newer CBC releases
http://acornonline.com
Acorn is hit and miss. They put out Red Green and Da Vinci’s Inquest. Appear to have an interest in older television.
http://www.imavision.com/en/
Imavision. Put out The Forest Rangers, a CBC series from 1963. It's a French company and the English suddenly gives way to French on the site.
http://www.cbc.ca/contact/
The CBC itself. They may or maynot have a better idea.
One warning: Canadian TV show DVD releases have a history of tanking HARD, resulting in high prices, extremely long down times between releases (Red Green seasons come out once a year) or releases stopping after only one set (Cold Squad, Traders, This is Wonderland and many other shows lack complete releases). Many Canadians have very odd thoughts and values on homegrown media and many Canadian series do better overseas than at home.