Netflix Gets Its Mojo Back
about 13 months ago (12/17/2023)
Studios Are Loosening Their Reluctance to Send Old Shows Back to Netflix - The New York Times Media | In Search of Cash, Studios Send Old Shows Back to Netflix https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/15/business/media/netflix-licensed-shows.html Share full article 195 Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT For years, entertainment company executives happily licensed classic movies and television shows to Netflix. Both sides enjoyed the spoils: Netflix received popular content like “Friends” and Disney’s “Moana,” which satisfied its ever-growing subscriber base, and it sent bags of cash back to the companies. But around five years ago, executives realized they were “selling nuclear weapons technology” to a powerful rival, as Disney’s chief executive, Robert A. Iger, put it.