Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

[Ruinit]

Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

Seems a lot of them are paramount studios.

Bought Braveheart on Cinemanow because I had a giftcard and it had uv on vudu website but it doesn't show up in my uv account or on vudu? A lot of movies are listed as UV on Vudu that aren't UV on Cinemanow? I thought studios set wether or not they were UV?

Thanks for any help here.

[RogerJ]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

This is an old topic but I would love to know the answer to this. It drives me crazy that so many titles that are UV at one place are not at another. I've seen a few at Vudu that are not UV that are at other sellers. CinemaNow is more guilty of it and M-Go is the worst. But why??? I thought the whole point of UV was that it was the same across all platforms???

[danglin709]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

[QUOTE=RogerJ;1282484]This is an old topic but I would love to know the answer to this. It drives me crazy that so many titles that are UV at one place are not at another. I've seen a few at Vudu that are not UV that are at other sellers. CinemaNow is more guilty of it and M-Go is the worst. But why??? I thought the whole point of UV was that it was the same across all platforms???[/

if you look in your library, most anything you buy that is UV elsewhere does import into vudu but if vudu does not sell it it will not show up in a search request. you have to scroll thru your library and you can check them in your UVVU.com library

[RogerJ]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

This is an old topic but I would love to know the answer to this. It drives me crazy that so many titles that are UV at one place are not at another. I've seen a few at Vudu that are not UV that are at other sellers. CinemaNow is more guilty of it and M-Go is the worst. But why??? I thought the whole point of UV was that it was the same across all platforms???

if you look in your library, most anything you buy that is UV elsewhere does import into vudu but if vudu does not sell it it will not show up in a search request. you have to scroll thru your library and you can check them in your UVVU.com library

That is not what we're asking. We're asking why it is that a movie at one place might be UV but then is not elsewhere. Isn't one the fundamental principles of UV, that all UV titles should work across all platforms?

For example, Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Big Help is UV at Vudu:
http://www.vudu.com/movies/#!content/656711/Hot-Pursuit

But not at CinemaNow:
https://us.cinemanow.com/details/str...ig-help/582498

Nor M-Go:
https://www.mgo.com/details/movie/st...69E1A4BC57D79B

There are lots of examples of this mostly where Vudu has a title that is UV when others do not but there are some examples the other way around as well.

I've tried emailing support when a title is UV at one place but not another. I always get a cookie-cutter reply about it not being licenced for UV. But it is, isn't it? Or it wouldn't be UV anywhere?

[Gnatevil]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

I've tried emailing support when a title is UV at one place but not another. I always get a cookie-cutter reply about it not being licenced for UV. But it is, isn't it? Or it wouldn't be UV anywhere?

One place might have the license for it but another may not. Each entity has to strike a deal with the studio for the movies they carry. Also to consider is that some providers may not want to license something that someone else has. It could be for monetary reasons or it may be that someone doesn't like that particular title and they are in a position to not get it. Granted, that is not the way we would like it but that is the way it is in reality.

Also, if you check UVVU.com and the movies show there, then they are UV movies. Whenever a provider does license a movie, it will show in that particular library. It can be a waiting game for some movies.

[RogerJ]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

One place might have the license for it but another may not. Each entity has to strike a deal with the studio for the movies they carry. Also to consider is that some providers may not want to license something that someone else has. It could be for monetary reasons or it may be that someone doesn't like that particular title and they are in a position to not get it. Granted, that is not the way we would like it but that is the way it is in reality.

Also, if you check UVVU.com and the movies show there, then they are UV movies. Whenever a provider does license a movie, it will show in that particular library. It can be a waiting game for some movies.

Thank you for the reply. I thought once a movie was UV it was UV... period. It's strange that it would be UV at one seller and not another. Like i've said before, isn't one of the entire points of UV and one of the main points they use when pushing it, that UV titles are shared across all platforms? Titles being UV in one place but not in another is completely contrary to that.

[lujan]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

Thank you for the reply. I thought once a movie was UV it was UV... period. It's strange that it would be UV at one seller and not another. Like i've said before, isn't one of the entire points of UV and one of the main points they use when pushing it, that UV titles are shared across all platforms? Titles being UV in one place but not in another is completely contrary to that.

Yes, if you purchase it while it's UV then it will be available on your UV locker and on all the UV retailers. But if you purchase it and it's not UV, it will not. For instance, I made the mistake of purchasing "Fire with Fire" at Mgo but it wasn't UV there so it doesn't show up on my UV locker and it doesn't show up on Vudu either. It just shows up on Mgo even though it's a UV title on Vudu. Clear as mud?

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[RogerJ]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

Apparently I'm not explaining the question very well. I'll try explaining it differently.

Why is it that a title is UV enabled at one site (For example Vudu) while simultaneously not being UV enabled at another seller (for example M-Go)?

For example...
All Is Lost is UV enabled at this very moment at Vudu:
http://www.vudu.com/movies/#!content/484602/All-Is-Lost

But All Is Lost is NOT UV enabled at this very moment at M-Go:
https://www.mgo.com/details/movie/al...A9D78C70A061D8

Why?

AGAIN, I thought the the entire point of UV (and one of the main selling points they use when promoting it) is that UV titles are shared across all platforms? Titles being UV enabled in one place but not in another is completely contrary to the whole concept.

Does that make sense yet?

[lujan]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

I'm not sure how i'm making this confusing. YES I know that it will only port over to other UV services if it's a UV enabled title. I'm not even going to bother rephrasing. Just re-read the three ways I already explained it. lol

Edit:
I'll try one more time.

Why is it that a title is UV enabled at one site (For example Vudu) while simultaneously not being UV enabled at another seller (for example M-Go)?

AGAIN, I thought the the entire point of UV (and one of the main selling points they use when promoting it) is that UV titles are shared across all platforms? Titles being UV enabled in one place but not in another is completely contrary to the whole concept.

Does that make sense yet?

Yes, your question makes sense but it's not one that we can answer. You'll need to contact MGo and ask them. I think someone may have also mentioned that MGo might buy the rights to sell as a non-UV title at a cheaper price that buying the rights as a UV title.

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[RogerJ]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

Sorry for my shortness. I was editing my post as you replied. I was under the impression that UV was a consortium and as such had rules that UV titles were universally UV. It's ridiculous that it is not the case.

[MattO]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

Sorry for my shortness. I was editing my post as you replied. I was under the impression that UV was a consortium and as such had rules that UV titles were universally UV. It's ridiculous that it is not the case.

I don't think it has anything to do with the deal a specific vendor strikes with the studio. I have a really hard time imagining that. I think it's just an error on one side or another (or both).

Each vendor has their own data entry system for adding a new movie, so I suspect it's as simple as regular old human error sometimes. I can also imagine that the UV status is a detail that comes well after the basic film information and release date, so it's entered into the system with the assumption it's not UV enabled and then they miss the subsequent change or they're just really behind in updating it.

If you write customer support, sometimes they're going to be lazy and check their own system so the response is going to be "it's not UV". If you get someone who cares a bit more, they'll do some research and recognize that it should be UV and get their content team on it.

[RogerJ]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

I just emailed UV about this. Every time I've asked M-Go or CinemaNow or Vudu, i get the same cookie-cutter reply.

[lujan]

Re: Why are some movies UV here but not other places?

I just emailed UV about this. Every time I've asked M-Go or CinemaNow or Vudu, i get the same cookie-cutter reply.

Two of them not UV on MGo but UV on Vudu are:

Fire with Fire
Goodkill

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