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[Paul McMaster]

I just wondered if anyone else had noticed the new classic film channel that has appeared recently on satellite TV (channel 247). What intrigued me was that, although they are only showing a select few films with frequent repeats, several of the titles are ones available from Laureate - namely Charade, Meet John Doe, and The Man with the Golden Arm. Is is just coincidence or have you some influence with their schedulers Ken? I suppose it may be the result of them surveying the market and coming to the same conclusion as you about the popularity of the titles.

[Ken Barnes]

Channel 247 has been pointed out to me - and I suspect that their research coincided with ours. Anything that promotes the great classic movies is OK with me. Their presence on network TV seems to be fast disappearing. Thankfully, this situation is proving beneficial to the DVD market.

Our version of "The Man With The Golden Arm" is enjoying increasing popularity - partly due to the excellence of the print (which,I'm told, is better than the one on channel 247)
and partly because of the "extras."

Thanks, Paul, for getting in touch.

Ken Barnes

[Paul McMaster]

I must admit I've not actually watched a whole film on channel 247 and I completely agree that a major attraction of buying films on DVD is the extras. In fact I would feel I was missing out on half the fun if I just watched the movie and didn't get all the interesting background material. I'm sure many other enthusiasts feel this way and it may well be the case that the broadcast and DVD markets will prove somewhat complementary rather than totally competetive.

[Ken Barnes]

Well put, sir.

Many thanks

Ken