Re: [NEWS] Petition to bring "Peanuts" specials back to broadcast TV

From McRumors.com ...


   Peanuts Fans Unhappy With Specials Being Limited to Apple TV+,
   Petition Tops 100,000 Signatures
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   Apple has a content deal with WildBrain, the company behind
   the popular "Peanuts" franchise. The deal includes original
   content like "The Snoopy Show," and, as announced earlier this
   month, Peanuts specials for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween,
   Mother's Day, Earth Day, New Year's Eve, and more.

   Longtime Peanuts fans are unhappy with the news that Peanuts
   specials are going to be limited to Apple TV+, and have created
   a petition urging WildBrain to bring the content back to
   broadcast TV.

      "For over 50 years, we have celebrated the holidays
       with the airings of the Peanuts holiday specials on
       TV - first on CBS, then on ABC. To our shock and
       dismay, last night it was announced that Apple had
       swiped the football from us and claimed the
       specials for their ‌Apple TV‌ platform, leaving us
       devoted fans who have grown up with Charlie Brown
       and the Peanuts gang in the dark, unable to watch."

       
<https://www.change.org/p/wildbrain-studios-bring-the-peanuts-specials-back-to-broadcast-tv> 


   The petition urges Peanuts fans to "stand up to Apple and
   WildBrain" with the aim of getting Peanuts back on television.
   At the time of writing, it has gathered more than 100,000
   signatures, though it's not clear if the petition will be
   successful.

   Apple and WildBrain likely anticipated Peanuts fans being
   unhappy with the ‌Apple TV‌+ exclusivity. The Halloween special,
   "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," premiered on ‌Apple TV‌+
   on October 19 for ‌Apple TV‌+ subscribers, but Apple is also
   making it free to watch from October 30 through November 1.

   "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" launches on November 18 for ‌
   Apple TV‌+ subscribers and will be free from November 25 through
   November 27, and "A Charlie Brown Christmas" will be available
   for subscribers on December 4 but will be free from December 11
   to December 13.

   Though the classic specials will be available for free in the ‌
   Apple TV‌ app, watching them still requires having access to the
   app in the first place on an iOS device, Mac, ‌Apple TV‌, or other
   compatible device.


<https://www.macrumors.com/2020/10/27/peanuts-wildbrain-apple-tv-plus-petition/>