I don't know for sure, but I would assume yes as syndication is where the studio actually makes back it's money on a show. However, there is a feeling that one-hour shows other than procedurals like L&O don't syndicate very well. And I'm not sure what effect the TV on DVD market has on that. The way things are currently structered, the studio make something like 80% of the profit on a DVD sale (compared to the writer who makes something like five cents...literally). They haven't changed the formula since videos first came on the market, back when buying a single movie on tape cost like $80 because they were so expensive to produce. So there might be a feeling on the studios part that they'd rather keep a show in the vault until they are ready to put it out on DVD rather than syndicate it again.
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Date: 2007-01-07 06:54 pm (UTC)What shows in particular are you thinking of?