Discovery boss David Zaslav selling off the crown jewels to hit his savings targets.
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Streaming Shocker: Warner Bros. Netflix acquired a lot of library content and it was a boon for the studios distribution arms.
Discovery would sell the furniture if they could, one source told Deadline.
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Discovery is also not the only studio mulling this option.
Disney is also looking to reverse course from its own walled garden, eyeing opportunities outside the Mouse House.
In April, CEO Bob Iger said that on occasion it will consider licensing some titles to rivals.
‘Ballers’HBO
But we licensed very valuable content, content that we felt we absolutely needed, he said.
But as with HBO, dont expectThe MandalorianorLokito land on Netflix any time soon.
Were not looking to license our core Marvel, Disney, Pixar or Star Wars product to third parties.
We will consider on occasion licensing other product to third parties, he added.
All the streamers killed, or generally injured, theatrical runs, non-exclusive media sequencing, & territorial licensing.
Will all the streamers now return to The Old Wisdom?, he added.
It did work and it made [money].
As the great streaming correction highlighted, money talks.
