Originally posted by: Realityshow
I feel it is not as watertight. Idol 10 contracts, earlier, were for a year and lapsed at the end of term. Even when Nitin and Salman were in SS1 they may have been out of contract. Season 11 had six signers (including a non-finalist). Their contract ran for nearly 2 years with Sony Talent Studio Next (or whatever it was called) and the top 3 went to UK in July 2021 (they were signed in Feb/March 2020). I know that Ankona's contract got over in Feb 2022 when she took part in a Zee Bangla show.
In fact one of the big differences of being under Sony contract and being outside is that competing channels cannot access the singers when they are under Sony's contract.
Of the current lot (Il12), they initially signed 10 singers. In June this year they cut the list down to 7 and parked the talents under Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) and not TSN. Other new additions (from Idol Marathi etc. were also signed under the SPN banner).
As of now there is no evidence that any other singer (except PD and Arunita) having moved out of Sony Pictures Network. So, this is a move that affects only those two.
It is possible that something may have triggered the release. Could be the litigation with Octopus, or maybe these 2 are preparing to appear for another channel who have bought the rights, or if rumour is right, they have simply been bought out by people/coy who see a long-term earning potential in the deal.
By the way, it is Choklate Pi who is accompnaying Pawandeep in his meeting Hon Governor of Maharashtra today (for Prem Geet 3) and not Suraj Rosario. Increasingly, Choklate Pi is being seen more than Rosario.