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Originally Posted by OLD BOY
Not really. Once they've had their originals on there for, say, five years, most people who subscribe to Netflix to watch these programmes will either have watched them already or are not interested enough to view them. When that point is reached, it makes perfect sense to let other streamers or TV channels have access to them. If it is not on an exclusive basis then Netflix doesn't have to take those shows off its platform.
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I can't say for sure that Netflix won't do that, but it seems unlikely.
A lot of tv and films do become outdated quickly, so there is a shelf life for a lot of stuff, but if you haven't seen something before, regardless of its age, it's new. There will always be new audiences for older stuff. Disney's Mickey Mouse is still going strong and making money for Disney after all this time, as but one example of something old, yet new to some.
The tv series Friends is another example of something old now, yet people still lapping it up, which is why Netflix paid a load more money to keep the series on its service for another year.
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Originally Posted by jfman
AT&T have $531bn of assets.
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I know.