I really thought that when Jeanne died they would do some kind of DVD box set with her best episodes. That would have sold like hotcakes. I have the B&B "How It All Began" US DVD (the first 16 episodes) and it is very no-frills. No commentary or anything, just the episodes in a very cheap cover. This is what it says on Amazon: "DVD-R Note: This product is manufactured on demand when ordered from Amazon.com."
Really good business move. It must be extremely cheap to produce, so the profit is big. I really wish Y&R would pursue something like this...
I am guessing that CBS is so hardcore about Y&R and B&B because of the international rights. Many countries are years behind, but still, youtube is hardly a substitute for that since the episodes on there have been so sporadic.
I am really bummed about SoapOperaSpectacular. I wish I had his/her e-mail address. Did anyone save all their Y&R videos? I think I missed a few. It REALLY sucks because they were uploading in short pieces with titles, so I thought CBS would leave them alone and not know they were full episodes. I was going to experiment with doing something like that, because I would much rather share my videos with the public.
For now I'll follow YRfan and upload the full videos as unlisted. This is Christmas 1987, which I had on my old channel until it was deleted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QICTMmMapno&feature=youtu.be