06-12-2022, 10:47 PM
According to our Australian friends, FOX8 (basically their version of Sky One) is losing the rights to The Simpsons at the end of this month:
Coupled with the Seven Network losing the FTA rights, this means that after 32 years, it will be leaving linear TV in Australia completely - in the future, it will only be available there on Disney+.
I mention this because it makes me wonder how much longer Sky will hold the rights for. I believe Channel 4 have FTA rights for as long as the show is in production, but I don't know about Sky. I think for many people - certainly me - for many, many years, The Simpsons was Sky One. In fact, I remember there were rumours last year, when Sky One closed, that the reason behind it was that they knew they would eventually lose The Simpsons (and presumably wanted to ditch the Sky One brand as the two were so closely intertwined). So - interesting times ahead.
bacco007 on Media Spy Wrote:Foxtel’s access to The Simpsons expires after December 31st - FOX8 are having a 25-day Simpsons marathon to celebrate
Coupled with the Seven Network losing the FTA rights, this means that after 32 years, it will be leaving linear TV in Australia completely - in the future, it will only be available there on Disney+.
I mention this because it makes me wonder how much longer Sky will hold the rights for. I believe Channel 4 have FTA rights for as long as the show is in production, but I don't know about Sky. I think for many people - certainly me - for many, many years, The Simpsons was Sky One. In fact, I remember there were rumours last year, when Sky One closed, that the reason behind it was that they knew they would eventually lose The Simpsons (and presumably wanted to ditch the Sky One brand as the two were so closely intertwined). So - interesting times ahead.
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