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Originally Posted by Ken Moss
Believe it or not, repeats cost money. Everyone involved in making a programme signs a contract which gets them a fee every time something is reshown. In the 70s and 80s a contract generally allowed for two repeats and two overseas showings but with the age of a thousand digital channels things are a little different, hence there are fewer repeats of older programmes these days.
Some charity programmes can't be reshown at all due to the original terms of the contract.
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Quite true Ken. I have a friend who made a business out of administering repeat fees for a television company some years ago.