TV Economics 101: Why you can't watch every show online for free - Boing Boing

TV Economics 101: Why you can't watch every show online for free

CraigAtSyfy at 11:30 AM May 4, 2010

Craig Enger is general manager and senior vice president of SyFy digital. He twitters from SyFy.

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I get asked a lot why Syfy doesn't make our shows available online internationally, and why we don't make more shows in the U.S. available. Usually I say "rights issues" because the real answer involves a longer discussion of how the TV industry works. As part of a larger peek behind the scenes of the TV industry I'm doing for BoingBoing, I'll give you the longer version:

I found this fascinating! I have always wondered why some shows weren't available online. You would think they would make an online model for shows. Maybe creating shows available ONLY online.