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MARCH 16, 2004 at 3:29 PM
Posted by GRAE
Source: TV Spielfilm
Thanks to Harry Potter Xperts
for reporting that RTL Television has obtained the rights to air Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone on German TV - but not until 2005.
Here is a scan of the article from TV Spielfilm:
Insiders also told TV Spielfilm that the rights to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets may have also been secured by RTL.
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Professor
Points: 1080
Petronilla says:
WOW, germans are lucky!!!!
By me in Italy it seems that Harry Potter does not exist !!!
( On TV I mean )... they just gave the trailers of the PS and of COS when they came out on cinemas, and some times, they advertise the video game, but we do not know anything about seeing those movies on TV !!!
But I do not loose my hopes, and I also wish to watch a cartoon about Harry Potter some time in the future, it would be nice, don't you think ??
Posted Mar 18, 2004 at 3:09 AM EST
Professor
Points: 1080
Petronilla says:
Hey, I just forgot to mention, that, at least, here in Italy we will watch the 1st movie of Lord of the Rings next monday on national TV.... maybe that means that we will not have to wait much longer to watch Harry Potter finally on TV :)
Posted Mar 18, 2004 at 3:14 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2034
Professor Snape says:
Wow, thats unbelievable. the first movie still hasn't been played over there since it came out almost three years ago??? well i hope they enjoy it over there when it finally comes out.
Posted Mar 18, 2004 at 10:13 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 4
Isto says:
Some of you wanted to know what the text says, here is the English Translation for the german text:
A QUESTION OF THE REPUTATION
EOS-Producer Jan Mojito ("Napoleon", long years a high manager of the media mogul Leo Kirch) knows the german tv's reason for buying movies in the USA:
"That is a question of reputation. There are movies which you have to get."
Bought early and shown late
RTL has bought the license in 2002. The Contract says that the first "Harry Potter" and the First movie of "Lord of the Rings" is allowed not until 2005 in the german tv.
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We in Germany must wait very often very long for cinema movies shown on tv.
Posted Mar 18, 2004 at 1:09 PM EST
High Inquisitor
Points: 23483
KT Lady says:
WOW! SS has been playing on HBO near me for like a year! COS has been for about 6 months or so..That really sucks that they have to wait that long! Geesh!
Posted Mar 18, 2004 at 3:17 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1503
liLchogurL says:
I can't believe it...they have to wait for it to air on tv in 2005...but they've seen it right? In theaters?
Posted Mar 18, 2004 at 7:23 PM EST
Siren of Ravenclaw
Points: 4533
Raven2718 says:
Hehe, poor kids. Get the dvd instead, y'allz!
Posted Mar 18, 2004 at 7:38 PM EST
Witch
Points: 645
Stage Violence says:
Any ideas on why they take so long to put the HP movies on TV?
Wouldn't it be awesome to watch HP in german? Well, I do not speak German, but the voices would be funny. I watched part of CoS in spanish (I do not speak spanish) and it was very funny. The voices are so bad. If any of you have DVD's of HP, listen to them in spanish- it will make your week. It is a hole new perspective of HP.
Posted Mar 19, 2004 at 4:37 PM EST
Witch
Points: 841
evangalista says:
I feel so sorry for them that they have had to wait that long, and it's still at least 9 months away! I would definitely buy it instead of waiting for it.
Posted Mar 19, 2004 at 5:15 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1092
quidditch_queen says:
Oh! They don't have it on tv? I didn't know...That sucks! Well, i guess they'll just have to wait one more year. Poor people! I think it's not fair for them:S.
Posted Mar 21, 2004 at 8:45 AM EST
Head Girl
Points: 442
Adria_Tonks says:
Hah, one more year until they see it on tv. I've seen that movie so many times on HBO! And i can hardly wait a few months to see Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Posted Mar 21, 2004 at 11:17 AM EST
Auror
Points: 2303
padfoot5312 says:
And we think we had it bad waiting for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. At least we only have to wait until June 4th.
Posted Mar 21, 2004 at 6:03 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 1st Class
Points: 1908
Opera Ghost says:
Well, I guess they want to get all the money they can from the movie before they put it out there for free. Just think of all the kids who are too little, or haven't even been born yet, what they will have to look forward to when they read the stories and see the movies for the first time!
Posted Mar 21, 2004 at 10:28 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1059
DarkMagic13 says:
Goodness, they've waited forever! It came out here in America November 2002, and CoS came out on tv November 2003.
Posted Mar 22, 2004 at 3:39 PM EST
Parselmouth
Points: 29083
Thestral Eyes says:
Jeeze! Why do they have to wait sooooo long!? I cant understand it! Poor german people! I feel sorry for thm, especialy those with no vhs or dvd player! hehe.
Posted Mar 24, 2004 at 2:28 PM EST
Wizard
Points: 954
DaUltimateHP&SportsWiz says:
Well that's ttoo bad that the germans have to wait that lonng just to get to see Harrry Poteter on tv, when we're almost to june 4th now.
Posted Mar 27, 2004 at 9:44 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2303
padfoot5312 says:
I think that the true fans would have it on DVD or VSH.
Posted Mar 28, 2004 at 11:51 AM EST
Professional Beater
Points: 20891
feltonluver says:
Hehe yes well sometimes people can't get the DVD but i always borrowed the DVD for a long time until my parents bought it for me.
Posted Mar 28, 2004 at 11:05 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1269
Leira the Hobbit says:
Wow, that's pretty crazy. There are a few advantages to living in the US or the UK, we get to see these things earlier.
Posted Apr 20, 2004 at 9:38 AM EST
Mediwitch
Points: 2608
nickyole1 says:
Well, that's cool for the German people. It is always cool to see your favorite movies on TV, I think. Cool for them!
Posted Aug 2, 2004 at 1:29 PM EST
Muggle
Points: 98
LaurenHarrington says:
I'm sorry to all of the German's because us Americans have already gotten it on TV, like five times!
Posted Aug 4, 2004 at 11:09 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 27
joshua_malfoy says:
How long does it take for philosophers stone to come out?
But u cant really blame them it could be something they really enjoy to watch.
Posted Nov 10, 2005 at 1:04 PM EST
Emma's Soulmate
Points: 3393
I_Love_Emma_Watson says:
Wow! Not until 2005?!? That's a long time! Come to think of it, didn't PS just air here (Canada) a weekend or two ago for the first time? It's times like these I wish I could read German, 'cause I'd like to know what that article says ;)
Posted Nov 21, 2005 at 12:25 PM EST
Rickmaniac to the Core
Points: 2564
snaily says:
Foreign language television houses do get the rights a lot later. I don't exactly remember but the Hindi version of SS came out sometime in 2005 too.
Posted Aug 13, 2008 at 11:02 AM EST
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