Netflix is ‘in advanced talks’ to acquire Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp studio

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Post by ExcelSaga » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 7:56 PM UTC

Netflix is ‘in advanced talks’ to acquire Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp studio
theverge.com

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Post by ExcelSaga » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 7:57 PM UTC

Here’s a link to the original piece, but it is in French: https://www.capital.fr/entreprises-marches/netflix-en-discus...

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Post by jarjoura » Sat, Mar 31, 2018, 8:40 PM UTC

It was cute when Netflix was only producing a few serial tv shows, but if we're headed to a world where you NEED Netflix to get access to premium content, then I'm not supportive of this future.

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Post by tartuffe78 » Sun, Apr 01, 2018, 12:33 AM UTC

jarjoura wrote: post #3

It was cute when Netflix was only producing a few serial tv shows, but if we're headed to a world where you NEED Netflix to get access to premium content, then I'm not supportive of this future.

How is that different from any other premium content provider?

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Post by jarjoura » Sun, Apr 08, 2018, 7:54 PM UTC

tartuffe78 wrote: post #4

jarjoura wrote: post #3

It was cute when Netflix was only producing a few serial tv shows, but if we're headed to a world where you NEED Netflix to get access to premium content, then I'm not supportive of this future.

How is that different from any other premium content provider?

Everyone else syndicates and usually only controls a small market. HBO is only in a few countries, for example, and all of their content ends up accessible in other areas. You can buy all of it from iTunes!