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Thread started 05/19/05 10:17am

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I have a question about the HBO special?

I read an interview where HBO wanted P to do a concert and the reason P refused is because HBO has a rule (or it was in his contract that they offered) that if you do a special for them you are not aloud to perform on anyother network for 1 year. Well.....we haven't seen him for a year - why didn't he do the special. I'm just wondering if anyone heard anything?

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Reply #1 posted 05/19/05 10:23am

beret1022

That's prolly why. Prince doesn't like contracts!
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Reply #2 posted 05/19/05 11:57am

Universaluv

He just performed at the NAACP awards not that long ago.
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Reply #3 posted 05/19/05 12:29pm

Dugen

I vaguely remember reading something about an HBO special. I not 4 certain but I think it had 2 do more with contract issues. I think HBO retains some sort of ownership or something 2 that effect. Whatever it was HBO would've been more involved than just airing the special.
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Reply #4 posted 05/19/05 2:15pm

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Universaluv said:

He just performed at the NAACP awards not that long ago.


My Bad - I forgot about that perfomance. MAN I WISH HE WOULD RELEASE A BEHING THE SCEENS DVD OF THE TOUR. I saw some behind the sceens footage...underneath the stage ect.
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prime said:

Universaluv said:

He just performed at the NAACP awards not that long ago.


My Bad - I forgot about that perfomance. MAN I WISH HE WOULD RELEASE A BEHIND THE SCEENS DVD OF THE TOUR. I saw some behind the sceens footage...underneath the stage ect.
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Reply #6 posted 05/19/05 2:59pm

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Dugen said:

I vaguely remember reading something about an HBO special. I not 4 certain but I think it had 2 do more with contract issues. I think HBO retains some sort of ownership or something 2 that effect. Whatever it was HBO would've been more involved than just airing the special.


yea but what about showtime? cuz i heard he was in talks w/ them too
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Reply #7 posted 05/19/05 4:17pm

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wish he would hace done that
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Reply #8 posted 05/19/05 6:31pm

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I remember that it was in an interveiw in A obscure music magazine like tracks or something and he said he had a contract with showtime
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Reply #9 posted 05/20/05 8:41am

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kdl6248 said:

I remember that it was in an interveiw in A obscure music magazine like tracks or something and he said he had a contract with showtime



Don't think so. In one of his interveiws last year (Rolling Stone?) it began with Showtime cable execs leaving his dressing room with a frustrated look on their faces.
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Reply #10 posted 05/20/05 10:57am

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Dugen said:

I vaguely remember reading something about an HBO special. I not 4 certain but I think it had 2 do more with contract issues. I think HBO retains some sort of ownership or something 2 that effect. Whatever it was HBO would've been more involved than just airing the special.


If you recall, the Rolling Stones did a live special from Madison Sqaure Garden in January 2003. Later taht year, they released a version of that concert on their own exclusive DVD Box set "Live licks". So HBO doesn't always keep all rights. Obviously, it is negotiable.

Prince is missing out on a huge market here. I'm sure a "Musicology" Tour DVD would do quite well, but it's been awhile since the tour . He should have struck when the moment was hot
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Reply #11 posted 05/20/05 8:15pm

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Since both HBO and Showtime's parent company is Time Warner AOL, I doubt that we will see P on either network any time soon.
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Reply #12 posted 05/21/05 11:02am

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yeah this i believe was a problem when britney performed with mj at the anniversary show, she almost couldnt do it because of the hbo rule, but i think it was just not shown on the tv...

something like that
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