Because Netflix is in one business and they are the rulers of the business theyre in.
I dont know where he was, floating around, heading to Venice, she added.
I think producers ought to go and say, Were on our own.
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Were going to negotiate with you directly.
We are your savior.
Historically, weve been in business together for literally a hundred years.
We are your natural allies, not your enemies.'
Diller has long suggested that Netflix long ago won thestreamingrace.
On the podcast, he ties the companys meteoric rise and disruption of Hollywood models to the strikes.
They degraded their investment in cable because of the effect of Netflix on cable.
They degraded their investment in their broadcasting arms.
He went on to label Netflix the architects of a strike.
The strike does one thing and one thing only, in the end because the strike will get settled.
What does it do?
It strengthens Netflix and weakens the others.
Lets not treat it as some yesterdays sliver.
Lets take some of our shows.
Look, it is in the end a business of hits.
Lets take some of our shows and our creativity and build our networks back up.
Its there for the take.
Lets go take everything else we do and invigorate it again with capital allocation that fits the suit.
