(10/01/2011 04:11 AM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  From what I can tell, typically, for movies, the chronological release order is something like:

Cinemas » DVD » BD » aired on free-to-air (FTA) TV

Seems to make sense to me - people who want to see it first pay to do so, and the people who really want to see it forgo having their own copy of the movie.  After that, it's aired on FTA TV for everyone else.

For TV series:
aired on FTA TV » DVD/BD

I guess it makes sense to air a "TV series" on TV first, but ignoring this naming convention, it's interesting to note that it seems to be a bit of a reversal of the process for movies.

Discuss.

Movies make their money. The box office, tv shows make their money from advertising on the channel they are aured.

Also, movies are one story in a single session, meaning omce its watched, it loses replay value, whereas tv shows are one story in multiple sessions, gerating repetive viewing.