Jetix Home Entertainment

[littlebadwolf]

Wow, yeah, that's probably pre-production.  It sounds like the one man, maybe two, and one woman doing nearly everyone's voices.  Plus the logo seemed unfamiliar.  I also was under the impression that Disney had the rights in Region 1, so that would make sense.

[Andrew_Fireborn]

*snicker* Definitely not the best clip to try and sell the show on.

Still, one should probably contact Disney about it if they do hold the rights.

[TGLucario475]

@A_F

i agree...its not the best clip...but i've seen worse...like GERMAN SPC!

[Violet]

how come   some of the subtitled Japanese episodes, where on youtube then 

Well, Jetix only has the same rights Saban had, and Saban didnt have rights over the japanese sountrack...

Saban had rights to the whole show, sound and all, but found it easier to make their own soundtrack and stories than to try and translate the show and have it make sense to non-Japanese.
Subtitled KNTs are fan made.

[Flash Kid]

On the trailer Big Cheese makes a reference to my favorite musical! "I'd rule the world if those guys named the broadway musical 'RATS' instead of 'CATS'!"

[Truro]

I just got this reply from Tina at Jetix. I wrote to ask if they had any plans for the DVD release.

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Hi Chris,
 
In the UK the rights to this series have recently reverted back to Jetix.  They were licensed to a home video distributor, but they did not exploit the rights.  At the current time I have no interest from any other home entertainment distributors in acquiring the rights, and thus they are not being exploited.

Regards,

Tina
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[TGLucario475]

wow Truro, another letter

well i hope they can release it soon!

[ANE]

Well, that's Air Music and Media crossed of my list. #sigh#

"...did not exploit the rights..." & "...not being exploited." 

Could it be just a matter of time, then, for Pizza Cats on DVD? Just wait for a home media company...

The other way is to do it ourselves; get a licence, then sell DVD's. Anyone for "Edoropolis Home Entertainment" (or "Big Cheese's Rights Exploitation Inc.")
         

And when it comes to the cartoon business, money talks!

[PizzaCatFan]

Well at least we know who still holds the license / rights to this show, in both the US / North American and in the UK now.

Time to get to work...but be polite about it.  Let their marketing people or whoever is in charge of handling home video releases know that we want this out there, be it in  DVD, HD or BluRay, whatever.

It sure would save me the trouble and time of converting my old VHS to DVD.

I can only speak for the U.S. front, but maybe they could sublicense to Shout! Factory and get it out that way.  Just a thought.  They've handled many of the classic DIC stuff already.

I think it'll just take a 1990s 'retro' revival too.

[Lupin_IV]

Shout! Factory and Starz Home Entertainment are probably the only two companies that would consider US distribution.

[PizzaCatFan]

Shout! Factory and Starz Home Entertainment are probably the only two companies that would consider US distribution.

Yeah.  I would have said BCI (FUNimation's 'classic TV" banner), but they only handle things up to and through the 1980s for the time being.  Rhino, I would have also brought up, but ever since Time Warner spun off its Warner Bros. Records / WEA division (which owns them), that label's presence and dominance in the 'reissues' department has all but shrunk to almost 'nil'.  I don't even see any of their reissue stuff as plentiful as I used to at CD / specialty stores anymore.

Starz Home Entertainment owns Manga Entertainment if I've got my facts straight.  Their distribution channel stinks though....good luck finding their titles on Best Buy's shelves.

Well wait, I've seen the Evangelion movies a few times at larger stores, and of course, Ghost in the Shell.  I take that back.  I forget my local store is a skimpy 25,000 square-foot box.....certainly not big enough for a wider anime selection like the typical store.

I was sniffing around Ebay since people are all mentioning these 'box sets' out there now.  Yeah, I know, it's discouraged to be buying this stuff, but dangit....so tempting.  And should an OFFICIAL DVD release be put out...I'd toss 'em or hand it off to someone else I know who likes the series, and buy the legit thing.

(Edit: No, actually I'd toss them and tell this person to buy the legit thing as well.  I know for sure he'd be stoked like I would be).

[Blackcat]

Disney wont use the rights, unless they really really need cash!.

And is not that hard to get a DVD player thats is region free, just go to Brazil, Mexico or Argentina and get one!.

[Lupin_IV]

Starz Home Entertainment owns Manga Entertainment if I've got my facts straight.  Their distribution channel stinks though....good luck finding their titles on Best Buy's shelves.

Starz Home Entertainment and Manga Entertainment are technically two separate subsidiaries of Starz Media, but close enough.

[Threaux]

The way I understand it you would need to get the company with the rights to license out/ option the rights to a distributor.  Then they would exercise the option by making the DVD's (or any other merch. allowed by contract.)  The best way to go about it would be to contact a willing or interested distributor, let them know who has the rights, and that you wish for a DVD box set to be made available.  The SPC on DVD/VHS petition might help accomplish this.