In some cases I think they had to renegotiate for syndicated TV, then again for VHS, then again for DVDs, etc. (possibly again for streaming?) So some shows’ DVD releases took several years and/or ended up with only a season or two and/or retracked with different music (sometimes even the iconic theme song).
Then some video games seem to have them licensed only for a limited time frame, after which they have to release ‘updates’ that strip the music out, resulting in player-made downgrade/sidegrade patches to restore the missing content (hopefully while retaining any fixes made in the update).
And after a bit of time, even trying to track down who legally can renegotiate it now becomes very difficult, resulting in a lot of stuff being lost. If you do, trying to convince some of the older people (or their older managers) can be difficult. Bob Seger’s manager didn’t allow streaming until last summer.
Sometimes they’ll make things available and then pull them, which with some systems can cause them to just vanish even after you already had them.
Overall, it’s a mess.
