The strange case of the Old 97's video
HDNet records indicate that the episode featuring the Old 97's and O.A.R. had rights which expired in 2005, and that only broadcast rights were granted.
Yet one of the DVDs currently for sale on Amazon is: True Music w/Katie Daryl: O.A.R., Old 97's (2 DVD Set - WMVHD DVD & Standard Definition DVD) (DVD).
We bought a copy of the DVD, which came in a case whose title matched the order, but the picture on the cover was not of either band, but of a NASCAR personality. And the video had no footage of either band on it, but instead programming from an entirely different episode about NASCAR.
The program description on the back of the box matches whatâs on the DVD. And the title/description discrepancy is on HDNetâs episode guide as well.
We called Jeff Cubanâs attention to the Old 97âs DVD mistake in the course of our early conversations. We did tell him at the time that the mistake was not a focus of the story, as we were sure he had a good explanation for it. However, absent answers from HDNet, we do feel the need to mention it, as we wouldnât want any of our readers to buy it expecting to see the bands advertised. Even though we alerted HDNet to the problem on July 28, as of August 7, the video is still available on Amazon.