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Originally Posted by Sr. Mints
Anyone else notice studio exclusives are appearing on other streaming services more and more?
For example, I notice X-Files is now on Paramount. A slew of Disney/Fox movies appeared on Crave about a month ago (Prey, The Menu off the top of my head). Now Lost on Netflix. I noticed Twilight (and I assume its sequels) are on Disney. There were more, but I don't recall.
I wonder if this is a strategy to curb consumers from bouncing around streaming services? (I don't know how that strategy would work--I haven't put that much thought into this.) Or if I'm just reading too much into it.
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Canadian distribution rights can be complicated but even accounting for that I think it’s just double dipping.
Studios still want to make money off their own library/streaming service but can also make money licensing their shows to other streaming services. They make money no matter which one you subscribe to.
Especially for shows that aren’t high profile. Disney ain’t licensing the rights to Star Wars any time soon. But xfiles? If someone is willing to pay, why not? It’s almost certainly not driving new D+ subscriptions on its own.