Buying and Selling - Revision history

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-The BBC also employed the services of distributors '''Time Life Films / Television''' to market its programmes throughout the United States and Central and South America.
+The BBC also employed the services of distributors '''Time-Life Films / Television''' to market its programmes throughout the United States and Central and South America.
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 [[File:Publicity Card 5Z.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Story Synopsis card for Castrovalva]]
-[[File:Broadcasting 12-6-78.JPG|200px|thumb|right|1978 Time Life Television brochure]]
+[[File:Broadcasting 12-6-78.JPG|200px|thumb|right|1978 Time-Life Television brochure]]
 Sellers or distribution agents would make programme buyers aware of product by sending out promotional literature. For '''Doctor Who''' the BBC produced story synopses sheets, which featured episode by episode breakdowns and clippings from the ''Radio Times'' (such as the ones available as PDFs on the Peladon DVD box set) or Synopsis Cards (see the New Beginnings DVD box set), such as the one presented here for [[Castrovalva]].)
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 Sellers, distributors and buyers also attended television programme junkets, such as:
 * [[wikipedia:MIPCOM|MIPCOM]], held annually in October at Cannes, France, since 1985
-* the annual (in March) '''NATPE''' exhibits in the United States. It was at the 1978 show that Time Life presented a lavish full colour glossy brochure for '''Doctor Who''', which resulted in many sales of the Tom Baker serials to broadcasters within the US, as well as in Central and South America. (See [[United States--1978]] for more on NATPE.)
+* the annual (in March) '''NATPE''' exhibits in the United States. It was at the 1978 show that Time-Life presented a lavish full colour glossy brochure for '''Doctor Who''', which resulted in many sales of the Tom Baker serials to broadcasters within the US, as well as in Central and South America. (See [[United States--1978]] for more on NATPE.)
 * the BBC's own BBC Showcase, held at Brighton in February every year. (It was following the February 1977 sales fair that potential sales to Europe fell through (see [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] for more on this attempt))
 * the sales junket held by the BBC in July 1985 in Nassau, which resulted in sales to several [[:Category:Caribbean|Caribbean]] countries

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−	'''NOTE''': Some ~~commentators~~ have been puzzling over how and why episodes of '''Doctor Who''' have been located in countries they weren't sold to (i.e the sale is not in the clearance records), such as [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] and an episode of [[The Crusade]] in [[New Zealand]].	+	'''NOTE''': Some have been puzzling over how and why episodes of '''Doctor Who''' have been located in countries they weren't sold to (i.e the sale is not in the clearance records), such as [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] and an episode of [[The Crusade]] in [[New Zealand]].

	They are making a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / SOURCE / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN (i.e. Cyprus didn't buy it so why did it get the episodes?), but OFFER / SOURCE / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN (i.e. Cyprus got the episodes to assess before buying).		They are making a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / SOURCE / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN (i.e. Cyprus didn't buy it so why did it get the episodes?), but OFFER / SOURCE / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN (i.e. Cyprus got the episodes to assess before buying).

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 '''NOTE''': Some commentators have been puzzling over how and why episodes of '''Doctor Who''' have been located in countries they weren't sold to (i.e the sale is not in the clearance records), such as [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] and an episode of [[The Crusade]] in [[New Zealand]].
-They are making a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN (i.e. Cyprus didn't buy it so why did it get the episodes?), but OFFER / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN (i.e. Cyprus got the episodes to assess before buying). The TV station '''buys''' the programme (i.e. hands over the cash, and the sale goes into the clearances records) '''after''' they have agreed to do so as the ''final'' step of the assessment process.
+They are making a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / SOURCE / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN (i.e. Cyprus didn't buy it so why did it get the episodes?), but OFFER / SOURCE / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN (i.e. Cyprus got the episodes to assess before buying).
 Under the former sequence, [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] could indeed be seen as a bit of an oddity, but under the other, it's crystal clear.

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 '''NOTE''': Some commentators have been puzzling over how and why episodes of '''Doctor Who''' have been located in countries they weren't sold to (i.e the sale is not in the clearance records), such as [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] and an episode of [[The Crusade]] in [[New Zealand]].
-They are making a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN, but OFFER / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN. The TV station '''buys''' the programme (i.e. hands over the cash, and the sale goes into the clearances records) '''after''' they have agreed to do so as the ''final'' step of the assessment process.
+They are making a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN (i.e. Cyprus didn't buy it so why did it get the episodes?), but OFFER / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN (i.e. Cyprus got the episodes to assess before buying). The TV station '''buys''' the programme (i.e. hands over the cash, and the sale goes into the clearances records) '''after''' they have agreed to do so as the ''final'' step of the assessment process.
 Under the former sequence, [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] could indeed be seen as a bit of an oddity, but under the other, it's crystal clear.

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-'''NOTE''': Some commentators have been puzzling over how and why episodes of '''Doctor Who''' have been located in countries they weren't sold to, such as [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] and an episode of [[The Crusade]] in [[New Zealand]].
+'''NOTE''': Some commentators have been puzzling over how and why episodes of '''Doctor Who''' have been located in countries they weren't sold to (i.e the sale is not in the clearance records), such as [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] and an episode of [[The Crusade]] in [[New Zealand]].
-What they are making is a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN, but OFFER / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN. The TV station only '''buys''' the programme (i.e. hands over the cash) '''after''' they have agreed to do so as the final step of the assessment process.
+They are making a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN, but OFFER / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN. The TV station '''buys''' the programme (i.e. hands over the cash, and the sale goes into the clearances records) '''after''' they have agreed to do so as the ''final'' step of the assessment process.
 Under the former sequence, [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] could indeed be seen as a bit of an oddity, but under the other, it's crystal clear.

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	What they are making is a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN, but OFFER / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN. The TV station only '''buys''' the programme (i.e. hands over the cash) '''after''' they have agreed to do so as the final step of the assessment process.		What they are making is a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN, but OFFER / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN. The TV station only '''buys''' the programme (i.e. hands over the cash) '''after''' they have agreed to do so as the final step of the assessment process.

−	Under the former sequence, [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] could indeed be seen a bit of an oddity, but under the other, it's crystal clear.	+	Under the former sequence, [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] could indeed be seen as a bit of an oddity, but under the other, it's crystal clear.

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−	This general overview touches on many of the main points surrounding selling and buying '''Doctor Who'''. There may be other factors and steps in the process that have not been taken into account here, but what is covered does give one a good feel for all the ~~whereas~~, whys and hows that went into selling '''Doctor Who''' to the 70+ countries featured in '''BroaDWcast'''...	+	This general overview touches on many of the main points surrounding selling and buying '''Doctor Who'''. There may be other factors and steps in the process that have not been taken into account here, but what is covered does give one a good feel for all the wheres, whys and hows that went into selling '''Doctor Who''' to the 70+ countries featured in '''BroaDWcast'''...

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 * '''Audition''' / Viewing / Pilot prints provided if requested (bicycled in or supplied by the distributor – e.g. the BBC) [NOTE: This step is optional; it isn't compulsory]
 * TV station '''sources film prints''', either bicycled in or supplied by distributor – e.g. the BBC (see [[Bicycling Chains]])
-* Programmes '''censored''', accepted or declined
+* Programmes are '''censored'''; they are passed or rejected
-* TV station '''agrees''' or declines to buy
+* TV station '''accepts''' or declines the offer
-* BBC issues '''Invoice''' for payment, the TV station officially '''buys the programme''' (i.e. the rights to screen; they do not buy the actual film prints)
+* If the former, BBC issues '''Invoice''' for payment, the TV station officially '''buys the programme''' (i.e. the rights to screen; they do not buy the actual film prints) [see NOTE below]
 * BBC's Commercial Rights Department '''advised''' of acceptance, Clearance History Sheets noted
 * Programme is '''transmitted'''
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-'''NOTE''': Some commentators have placed the sequence in the wrong order, usually putting '''payment''' as one of the first steps, thinking programmes were selected and paid for '''before''' the films were received, and thus getting confused about how and why episodes of '''Doctor Who''' have been located in countries they weren't sold to, such as [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]], where it was never sold or screened.
+'''NOTE''': Some commentators have been puzzling over how and why episodes of '''Doctor Who''' have been located in countries they weren't sold to, such as [[The Reign of Terror]] being found in [[Cyprus]] and an episode of [[The Crusade]] in [[New Zealand]].
-What they are overlooking is that a TV station does not buy a programme (i.e. pay money to the BBC) until '''after''' the films have been '''received, viewed, censored and accepted''' by them first. There really is no mystery at all as to why stories have been found in places where they weren't sold to (i.e. payment made) because '''the films still had to go to that country''' as part of the early stages of the process.
+What they are making is a fundamental error; the sequence is not: OFFER / ''BUY'' / RECEIVE / ASSESS / SCREEN, but OFFER / RECEIVE / ASSESS / ''BUY'' / SCREEN. The TV station only '''buys''' the programme (i.e. hands over the cash) '''after''' they have agreed to do so as the final step of the assessment process.
-This general overview touches on many of the main points surrounding selling and buying '''Doctor Who'''. There may be other factors and steps in the process that have not been taken into account here, but what is covered does give one a good feel for all the wheres, whys and hows that went into selling '''Doctor Who''' to the 70+ countries featured in '''BroaDWcast'''...