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homewrecker13
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Just bought Everyday is a Saturday on Itunes.
What a sweet idea PBP had with that. Now its time
for Level 1 to step up to the plate and do the same.
The biggest reason why I bought it on Itunes was it was
so much cheaper. It was only $8. Anybody know why they were able
to sell it for so much cheaper?
Oct 22 2009 5:02PM
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homewrecker13
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also, in case anyone didn't realize, this is a fucking great idea. I mean not
only is it cheaper to produce and sell but this changes everything
because now I will be able to watch this movie whenever I want to.
Whether on my ipod, computer or TV.
Oct 22 2009 5:14PM
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Parker.
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does poor boyz make much money when you buy their movie on itunes?  it seems like itunes would take 7 dollars and give the leftovers to poorboyz
Oct 22 2009 5:19PM
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rj.
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pretty good is up on itunes also
Oct 22 2009 5:42PM
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homewrecker13
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just bought pretty good too. also, I thought the main way these companies make money is through the sponsors. Think about it, there are way more people that watch the movies than actually buy them, ie these movie tours and festivals. The way I see it is that the sponsors (should if they don't already) give them money to put on these trips based on how many people watch the movie because these movies are basically advertisements for the sponsors. So therefore I'm hypothesizing that PBP or Level 1 or Rage keep track of how many people watch the movie and that determines how much money they make from the sponsors. Any money they make from selling the movies is just a bonus. So, I'm saying that basically, they're trading number of customers for a little less revenue up front which in the long evens out.

anyone care to correct me or provide alternate theories?
Oct 22 2009 6:35PM
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ski8990
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You also arent paying for the publishing and packaging of dvds when you do it this way...You also don't get bonus features, which is why I would still buy level 1 always. Best bonus features in the biz
Oct 22 2009 6:38PM
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washbaugh
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I bought Pretty Good too. Re:Session is also on itunes
Oct 22 2009 6:47PM
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crankdatsoljaboy
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they need to make some money, and i dont see how this could be good for them

also ... good idea but its only available in the us store
Oct 22 2009 6:54PM
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appleguru
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Apple takes 30% for app store sales... Music and movie deals are negotiated on a contract to contract basis, but iirc they're in a similar ballpark. I'm not sure exactly the deal PBP/Rage/TGR have (Whether they managed to sign directly with Apple as a content provider, or whether they're going through a 3rd party distributor... if it's the latter, the distributor is taking a cut too)...

I'd ballpark they get to keep around $4-5 of the $8 sale though.
Oct 22 2009 6:56PM
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BWalmer
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the way iTunes works is that whatever you decide to sell something for (movie, tv show, app) they take a % of that (I think its 10-20% - I can't remember) so PBP gets plenty of cash out of this.

They can sell it for less than half the price because they don't have to pay to put it on a DVD, pay for the DVD or the Packaging, while it's not that much money for all that, it's enough to allow them to put it up on iTunes. Lets face it - eventually everything will be digital download and solid state media - it's cheaper and better quality.
Oct 22 2009 6:57PM
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appleguru
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It's potentially a huge market... First, you get a lot of kids that will go see the premier, buy the DVD, AND buy the movie on iTunes. Second, you get potential exposure to millions of customers that wouldn't otherwise know your movie/company even existed... Seems like a win/win to me, even if profits are less than with DVD sales. Plus, some people will buy the films on iTunes, like them, then buy the DVD for the extra features, etc.
Oct 22 2009 6:58PM
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