In what is believed to be the first SVOD deal for a broadcast series made before its premiere, Netflix has reached an agreement with Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution for the upcoming Fox drama series Gotham.
Under the pact, Netflix will become the exclusive subscription video on demand home of the Warner Bros. TV-produced Batman prequel in the U.S. as well as in each of the territories in which the streaming network operates and select other territories in which it plans to launch services.
Each season of the series will be available to Netflix members following their broadcast run. In the U.S. that is expected to be in September 2015, coinciding with the potential Season 2 premiere.
No one is discussing figures, but I hear the deal is worth about $1.75 million an episode.
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If the show is successful good for Netflix,but i wouldn't want to shell out that amount of money for one season..
ReplyDeletenow imagine the show failing
ReplyDeleteA new factor in the cancellation ratings game, because even if the ratings aren't amazing Fox (well WB) may well be more accommodating to the show and if they cancel it could be an instant Netflix renewal.
ReplyDeleteNitpicking: It's not the first broadcast series to score an SVOD deal before its premiere... I'll check this show out in Sept. 2015, then.
ReplyDeleteAssuming ad spaces during Gotham are being sold at super high prices by FOX (at least before the premiere) and considering it was already sold to Channel 5 in the UK, CTV in Canada and Nine in Australia, the show could sink and FOX would still make top money out of it.
ReplyDeleteThe ratings threshold for Gotham's renewal just got lower...
maybe the bar got lower but especially a show like this needs to sell itself to the viewer more than quick.
ReplyDeleteStyle and tone might look interesting now but I can't imagine the typical FOX viewer to actually stick with that show. It's dark, it's depressing and fairly serious.
If the show fails to appeal to a broad audience it will be gone in a.....flash
its laughable that this is the best they could do, 1 year later, or after the season finish. If you can't do the day after stream, try to at least do week after.
ReplyDeleteI don't think Fox would let Netflix have streaming rights to the show so soon after its initial broadcast. They are paying for the show and want to make money off of it.
ReplyDeleteIs it selfish of me to hope that this happens to Sleepy Hollow too?
ReplyDeleteI'm dreading a fall in the ratings and a WB/Netflix deal will guarantee it a creatively successful conclusion.
That is very true. I haven't seen the pilot, so I can't say for sure, but I think that if The Following survived, Gotham will be fine too.
ReplyDeleteSelfish? No Hopeless? Yes. Hulu Plus has the exclusive streaming rights to Sleepy Hollow
ReplyDeleteSH was a solid performer last season if I remember correctly.I doubt that it WON'T make it beyond five seasons
ReplyDeleteThe Following survived thanks to the Kevin Bacon connection and the limited episode orders.
ReplyDeleteIt's one of those small shows they produce to fill the void while Gotham is supposed to be the next big show after last years Blacklist.
Ordered straight to series, a pretty art-sy director (with a fairly strong ego I might add, read his interview and boy I better hope he lives up to his big talk) and a DC license.
Gotham has already defied my expectations regarding DCs content restrictions. Using characters like Jim Gordon, Riddler, Penguin, Catwoman, Alfred and BRUCE WAYNE is something DC wouldn't have done for any show and I`m sure that there're certain expectations tied to it. If the show is far from a success I can't see it live on
What will its competition be? Monday night football is a juggernaut, obviously. But what about Scorpion, NBC's reality shows, and new episodes of BBT?
ReplyDeleteTBBT sounds like some sort of competition to me, given that most 'nerds' seem to enjoy it (as someone that couldn't think any less of that show i can't see why but who am I to judge?).
ReplyDeleteScorpion sounds like one of these shows that could either be a phenomenal success (a lot like The Blacklist was last season) or something they can 9 episodes in.
That being said: Scorpion apparently is a good crime procedural with a good dose of humor. Such a show always sells better.
I haven't seen Scorpions pilot but I already would consider it serious competition. What do you think the average viewer would rather enjoy?
A dark and gritty noir procedural or a procedural with a few quirky cops...agents....again I have no idea what it is. All I know is that many reviewers I know are aching to see more of that show
And Scorpion and Gotham are definitely going to be on at the same time? And yeah, I agree about BBT. I've tried to like it, but just can't get into it.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, got to have a look at the timetable first. However I do think that they are.
ReplyDeleteTBBT is one of these phenomenons that went by me, it's stupid and kind of offensive in my opinion. A lot like TahM I never got the humor behind it
Finally someone else who doesn't like TBBT.
ReplyDeleteI don't know any nerds who enjoy TBBT since it's a show that makes fun of nerds. Personally I don't like either and I don't understand how people don't get bored with it since it's the same five jokes repeated every episode.
ReplyDeleteStill TBBT is a huge hit and possibly the only real competition Gotham will have.
mac's NOT the ONLY one who doesn't like TBBT...I don't either lol...sadly, it's just NOT FUNNY AT ALL. :P Now, Maybe If I Spoke Nerdese, It Probably Would Be, but Since I DON'T...
ReplyDeleteThat's not my problem. My problem stems from the fact that it can barely reference, has really generic impression of nerds, has an overblown and overused laugh track, isn't creative or funny, and just makes fun of nerds by saying hey that character is uncoordinated, or likes Star Trek isn't that funny?
ReplyDeleteTell that to all those self proclaimed nerds with giant glasses and a Call Of Duty complex that keep telling me not to talk about 'nerdy' stuff like Game of Thrones because I`m "not truly into it". Because I....I don't even know why. I do sports and tend to appear un-nerdy thus I'm obviously not into any of that.
ReplyDeleteFunny how I don`t see any of them hang around TV centered websites, let alone write stuff on their message boards.
I hate those hipster a**hats. And it's that exact group of people that seems to enjoy TBBT.
Because nerds obviously only play Halo, right? Has TBBT ever referenced classic 2000 RPGs like Gothic or Ice Wind Dale? It hasn't
Exactly like the 'lovely' Felicia Day this culture of 'nerds' is one that only knows about the surface of popculture and made it into a trend.
Shees....yeah I might have a bias against such people
kinda off-topic but can anyone tell me if Poison Ivy is series regular or supporting character only? Thanks
ReplyDeleteI just hope Hulu still will be able to put them up the next day after they air, I don't really watch anything on an actual TV anymore, Hulu is my main way of watching now. I do have Netflix too but do not want to wait until the entire season is over.
ReplyDeleteDepends on how "exclusive" this deal is.
ReplyDeleteif they shared a % of the subscription earnings they would.
ReplyDeletethis happened in the Anime industry, sites like Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Funimation, stream same day to next day of airing in Japan.