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Originally Posted by Qtx
Is it not possible for a new channel to be created that shows most of the atlantic shows but 6 months behind? .
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It all depends on the Studio and the deal they have made with the service provider that has first run rights.
What you suggest is a good idea, but I am pretty sure that the deal between Sky and HBO prevents that happening.
Many TV shows have first run and second run rights, where a pay TV channel shows it first and a Freeview TV channel shows it a year or so later. Castle is an example; Alibi show it first and channel 5 show it later. I can't think of any Sky show, that is first shown on a Sky pay TV channel and then shown on a non Sky freeview channel later. So it looks as if Sky buys both first and second run rights to all the shows they buy. Plus, HBO seem to like to restrict how their content is shown, so that isn't likely to help.
So, although your idea is a good one, I just can't see it happening. Sky have allowed some of their Atlantic content to be shown on other channels, namely the first seasons of Game of Thrones and Smash. But there is no guarantee that future seasons will be shown anywhere except Atlantic.