The commitment to 45 days of theatrical exclusivity, under oath, is very good indeed. Ted Sarandos also committed increasing domestic labor, which is also very good. But his answer on residuals is an utter mess, while they’re remaining cagey on just ***how*** acombo of HBO Max with Netflix proper can be legal. And it’s telling that he never said *for how long* that 45 day window would hold. Common wisdom is that they’ll remain loyaluntil 2029 thanks to current contracts with all three theatrical chains. That’s great. Then what?
They don’t say. And that speaks louder than any response.
I dunno. Still not sold until they put those commitments into legally binding writing, myself.
(Also, please sell HBO/HBO Max.)
oldie_youngie on
thats huge. although there is still the loophole where he could say “warner movies get 45 days, netflix movies go to netflix” and then make a ratio of like 1 to 20 movies straight to netflix
michaelrxs on
45 days and then on Netflix is very different than 45 days then on PVOD then on Netflix. The incentive to skip the theater grows if in 45 days you can watch it on Netflix instead of renting it for $19.99
GotMoFans on
They sure know how to get to the issues that really matter, don’t they?
/s
here4thebadtakes on
This literally doesn’t mean a damn thing. Netflix doesn’t legally have to keep the 45-day window, even under oath.
Never-Give-Up100 on
If this is set in stone…I’m ok with it. 45 days is good
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The commitment to 45 days of theatrical exclusivity, under oath, is very good indeed. Ted Sarandos also committed increasing domestic labor, which is also very good. But his answer on residuals is an utter mess, while they’re remaining cagey on just ***how*** acombo of HBO Max with Netflix proper can be legal. And it’s telling that he never said *for how long* that 45 day window would hold. Common wisdom is that they’ll remain loyaluntil 2029 thanks to current contracts with all three theatrical chains. That’s great. Then what?
They don’t say. And that speaks louder than any response.
I dunno. Still not sold until they put those commitments into legally binding writing, myself.
(Also, please sell HBO/HBO Max.)
thats huge. although there is still the loophole where he could say “warner movies get 45 days, netflix movies go to netflix” and then make a ratio of like 1 to 20 movies straight to netflix
45 days and then on Netflix is very different than 45 days then on PVOD then on Netflix. The incentive to skip the theater grows if in 45 days you can watch it on Netflix instead of renting it for $19.99
They sure know how to get to the issues that really matter, don’t they?
/s
This literally doesn’t mean a damn thing. Netflix doesn’t legally have to keep the 45-day window, even under oath.
If this is set in stone…I’m ok with it. 45 days is good