To be fair, I don't think Apple is really at fault here. It was Disney's choice to pull the episode less that twenty four hours before it premiered. If Disney didn't give them the heads up about the episode being rescheduled, which they most likely didn't, then Apple releasing the episode on their platform like how it was originally going to be isn't really their fault. The blame is entirely on Disney for making such a sudden last minute schedule change.
Well, Apple isn't blameless since they should've done the right thing and not release it until it aired on TV.
Do you really believe that anybody at Apple is monitoring if a children's cartoon like Amphibia actually aired as scheduled? Do you really believe they're monitoring if any show has aired? That's not their job and I'm willing to bet in whatever written agreement they have with Disney over this, it specifically says that Apple is not responsible for things like this.
Given how this was such a last minute schedule change, Apple most likely didn't get any update on when to release the episode. The episode was pulled less than twenty four episodes before it would have premiered and it would have been even less time for it to be available on other digital platforms too.
Did I ever imply that anyone at Apple is monitoring if a TV show like Amphibia actually aired as scheduled? No, I did not.
Well, I still think it's both Disney AND Apple's fault and honestly, it just seems so odd to me that people are saying that Apple are blameless when they too are also at fault since releasing this earlier really ticked off the cast and crew to the point that they advised fans not to watch it until it airs on TV.
*Finger crossed*
AdrenalineRush1996 said:
Of course the cast and crew don't want fans to watch the leaked episode. I'm not sure if this affects how they're paid, but after all the work they put on the episode and all of the hype around it, they'd want fans to wait until it's released properly. I'm sure that they aren't thrilled with the situation, but I don't think that they'd blame Apple directly when they were following the original release schedule for the episode and Disney seemingly didn't bother to correct them until it was too late.
The phrasing of Apple not doing the honest thing is strange to me because I doubt that they actively chose to leaked the episode like you're implying. I don't know how releases work on iTunes, but if whoever uploads releases didn't get the very last minute schedule change for this episode, then they would just follow the original release schedule. It seems kind of pointless, or perhaps misleading, to paint Apple as being dishonest for not waiting until the episode aired on TV when the chances are excellent that they weren't aware of the situation. It isn't really an issue of Apple not doing the honest thing and waiting for the episode to properly air. It's an issue of Disney making a bad last minute decision and seemingly not having proper communication with Apple to avoid a leak in the first place. That's why it ultimately feels misguided to put blame on Apple when this is all on Disney.
It's not just iTunes but also Google Play and even Amazon, who have done stuff like this.
To reitrate the last part of my comment you quoted, I don't want to continue this anymore because I don't want this thread to end up being about over who's at fault and who's not at fault on this stuff, hence I'm moving on from this for good.
It would most likely be the same reason with digital platforms not being informed of any schedule changes. Episodes being leaked isn't exactly an issue unique to Amphibia and if channels continue to not keep digital stores informed about schedule changes, it will most likely continue to happen in the future.
In my defense, I didn't notice that part of your post until after I finished my comment. It does seem kind of strange to bring back the issue of blaming Apple yourself only to then quickly decide to drop the topic though.
I understand.
Well, I will admit that I went too far when it came to doing these but fair enough.
Now, I'm more hyped than ever.Yeah, they should've done that from the very beginning. I mean, Wizards of Waverley Place got a TV-PG rating when the show got more serious with it's stories, so I don't see why not Disney can do the same thing with Amphibia (and hopefully The Owl House).
Who knows. We'll see what happens.
