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Here's an article from Variety (published March 27, 2018, with the byline Jem Aswad) that may provide some insight to what is happening with third party labels. White it seems to focus on the Sony Legacy label, I think it indicates where the company is going with its record catalog.
Here's just one paragraph of the article, and you'll find the link below.
"Yet Legacy, which is housed within Sony’s Commercial Music Group under the direction of president Richard Story, is also staffing up in the digital space, with nine new roles and more likely to come. The source tells Variety that the company felt renewed urgency in realizing it did not have sufficient staffers specializing in deep catalog, streaming, marketing and analytics. The insider stressed that the company will continue to release lavish boxed sets and other physical product, but it has moved to correct that imbalance."
https://variety.com/2018/music/news/sony-music-overhauls-legacy-label-to-adapt-to-streaming-world-exclusive-1202736691/
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Interesting article, thanks Michael. Especially in regards to the move away from physical product. If it's related to us, as it seems, I would guess the move has more to do with streamlining their new effort overall rather than simply cutting loose third parties who "still do discs." If the studios don't put their own money on the line for these releases anyway, as they don't, it doesn't seem as likely Disc v. Download would matter much. It's probably what was already suggested in this thread: new people have come in and want to start clean.
I'm curious to see if things go back to normal once they've transitioned. If that's indeed the cause of this.
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James Horner (all of these would be expansions that won't happen anymore because of this)
1992 - Sneakers
1994 - Legends Of The Fall
1995 - Jumanji
1996 - The Spitfire Grill
1998 - Deep Impact
1998 - The Mask Of Zorro
1999 - Bicentennial Man
1999 - Freedom Song
2000 - The Perfect Storm
2001 - Enemy At The Gates
2001 - Iris
2002 - Windtalkers
2002 - The Four Feathers
2003 - The Missing
2005 - The Legend Of Zorro
Field of Dreams as well 
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Stop with the doom and gloom. Things can change.
MV
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It's been 13 months since MV let us know about the letter Sony Music sent out to the labels.
Would anyone in the industry like to chime in to say if there's been any change in their policy, or any news from Sony Music related to this situation at all?
It's also been 13 months since both MV and Roger specifically mentioned that LLL and Intrada each had two Sony Music titles pending that got approved before the letter was sent out. Would either label head like to mention anything about whether or not those are still in the works?
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Thanks for letting us know, Bryon.
Yavar
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