Re: Why are rights to movies/TV series split up to different distributors?

"leo86" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
>
> I'm sure there are several other examples (e.g. COWBOY BEBOP movie and
> TV series), but why is the series handled by one distributor and the
> movies handled by another? When the rights are sold, doesn't it make
> more sense to buy all the rights at once rather than just the TV
> series or movie?

The companies owning the rights can make more money if
they sell them separately.

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