FirePuppy

Not me. I kind of need some help. Do you have a good joke for me?

I confidently know that Hasbro no longer providing Discovery Family with new content as of 2021, according to page 108 of the company's annual report for that year. However, the #1 user of the My Little Pony Wiki, ImperfectXIII, is still despising this. I was told that my edits on the MLP Wiki just suggested a speculative correlation between the report and the clip show episodes not appearing on U.S. television., and that the source I provided was not a valid source of proof to that point. https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/User_talk:FirePuppy#Concerning_Hasbro_and_"Friendship_is_Forever" Which again makes me wonder, are the "Friendship is Forever" clip shows ever going to be released anywhere in the US?

Unfortunately, as of today, that is NO LONGER true, because look at this: https://www.equestriadaily.com/2024/04/hasbros-legal-team-is-back-on-youtube.html

After doing some research and spectulation, I found a possible reason as to why we lost most G4 content from Netflix. According to some of the 10-K forms from recent years, Hasbro stated: "The entertainment industry experiences frequent change driven by technological development, including developments with respect to the formats through which films, television programming, other episodic content and recorded music are delivered to consumers. With rapid technological changes and dramatically expanded digital content offerings, the scale and scope of these changes have accelerated in recent years. For example, consumers are increasingly accessing television, film and other episodic content on streaming and digital content networks, such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+ and Apple TV+. We may also lose opportunities to capitalize on changing market dynamics, technological innovations or consumer tastes if we do not adapt our content offerings or distribution capabilities in a timely manner. The overall effect that technological development and new digital distribution platforms have on the revenue and profits we derive from our entertainment content, and the additional costs associated with changing markets, media platforms and technologies, is unpredictable. If we fail to accurately assess and effectively respond to changes in technology and consumer behavior in the entertainment industry, our business may be harmed." On top of this, during the fourth quarter of 2021, Hasbro recorded an impairment loss of $74.1 million associated with their investment in the Discovery Family Channel, as the network did turn out to be not successful as they thought. This is what I believe led to the company demanding Netflix to remove all G4 content from streaming, and renewing their contract with the network through March 31, 2025 by the original end of the option agreement. What are your thoughts about this theory?

Same here. G4 does not belong on Discovery Family anymore IMO. But the only thing that can decide all that is the next 10-K form from Hasbro that will be posted in late February 2025. It's also stated that Hasbro is not willing to strengthen/develop the option to acquire their 40% of Discovery Family for 2024.

There's only today and tomorrow left before April starts. Odds are, the first longer-form special still won't be released within these days, under current statistics.

Apparently, Hasbro's proposed plans for this month did not go well as planned, seeing as though all we got this month were two short episodes and nothing else. Which means the "March Longer Form Special" has been delayed to anywhere between April and June 2024, and it's also obvious that G5's linear and AVOD release has been canceled, since today's kids clearly don't watch linear TV. And finally, we're no longer getting new episodes weekly throughout 2024 now, hence the 3-weeks-or-more hiatus we're in.

And there's more. You can use a VPN on this site if you wish, as the UK has Best Gift Ever on there.

I never thought this was going to happen, but the entire series -- yes, all nine seasons -- are now streaming on KiDoodleTV. If you have the app, you can now watch the show free of charge by clicking on the link below, if YouTube is not an option: https://www.kidoodle.tv/1576/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic Now all that's left to get on there are Best Gift Ever (hopefully in 8-9 months) and Pony Life. So, I guess this means no need for this show on Netflix, Disney+, Peacock, Amazon Prime, or whatever -- that is, for those in the US.

I first came across the series while watching video parodies of other shows on YouTube back in about 2013. I became more and more curious about the characters in the videos, which eventually led me to this series.

There's still hope for all G4 content to return to Netflix by 2025, because: All countries still receive at least one season of Friendship is Magic on Netflix. According to Nielsen, kids don't watch linear cable TV anywhere near as much as streaming services like Netflix. Hasbro needs to do what's best for the kids that want to see G4 on streaming because they're curious about it while watching G5. Hasbro also needs to stop giving Discovery Family a hard time and let them air more WB cartoons. After all, the channel did get rid of six Hasbro-produced shows in the last two years, and now there's only five left still airing there, all of which are now the absolute oldest shows on it.

That is, if Hasbro does ever announce a G6. But right now, nothing official has been announced past Tell Your Tale in late 2024.

I meant worldwide. In most countries, you only get one season. I'm suspecting that Hasbro's contract with DF is what's preventing Netflix from being able to get the rest of the series. Not only that, Rainbow Roadtrip still needs a lot more dubs than what it has so far.

That isn't what I want. What I mean is, they should bring back the rights for streaming of G4 content.

After March 2025, Hasbro should (hopefully) have enough money to get their shows re-acquired by Netflix upon their departure from Discovery Family, since Season 1 of G4 is still currently streaming worldwide. As long as it stays there, there's still a chance G4 can come back.

Similarly, another missing cutie mark error moment occurred in The Last Roundup.

I could send you the closed captions myself, but you'll have to find the video itself on YouTube.

I would have had Non-Compete Clause replaced by a Pinkie/Fluttershy episode, no doubt, and have them interact with the Student Six instead of Applejack and Rainbow Dash.

Queen Chrysalis. Possibly the MOST evil of all female villains in the show.