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Last time I checked NBC is own by the media company NBC Universal who also happen to own Sci Fi soon to be known as SyFy, USA Network, A&E, and the Biography Channel, as well as Telemundo, and a bunch of other stations, and is also one of the owners of Hulu.com along with FOX, and ABC. What station a program airs on has nothing to do with who produces the show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was produced by FOX and aired on the WB and then later the CW, and then on UPN, UPN was a joint venture between Paramount Studios, CBS and Warner Bros. Someone else may have distributions rights even though they're not currently airing any programs, they still a have a right to air or not air program until they're distribution contract has expired. What people don't understand is the ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS very complicated.When hhe "NEW MEDIA" as it's called which included DVDs, internet streaming, and any other distribution method started, the only people who were getting paid were the studios, and producers. The writers went on strike in 2007 in order to get royalties from what is called the new media, the actors went on strike in 2008 to negotiate the same thing, and in addition to the studios, writers, and actors, any commercial music by a musician also has to be paid and negotiated.Some episodes of some shows are not available because the rights to streaming the music content were not put into place when the these television shows were made, The Pretender is a perfect example, several episodes are not available because of the heavy music content used.
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