It turns out that those haters were very wrong. First— never underestimate the strength or determination of a Black woman. Second, never sleep on the creativity and ingenuity of my people. Kemp CourtneyKemp October 8, A significant amount of Starz' content catalog is Disney DIS , Fortune films, though it includes licensed titles from several other studios.
Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey would not confirm how many titles were pulled. Swasey implied that Netflix will be able to get some of those titles back by striking deals with other cable networks, saying that "only about 15 Disney titles are really non-replaceable. You'll see more titles soon. Still, the loss highlights two major problems for Netflix NFLX : a streaming catalog that some customers complain is lackluster, and the increasing costs of content.
Before the talks fell apart last year, Netflix called the Starz contract "one of our most important deals" -- because it was one of the few that gave Netflix streaming access to relatively recent movies.
Because Starz has licensing deals with several major movie studios, Netflix was able to piggyback on the arrangements and boost its catalog of recent releases.
Starz said it ended the contract talks because of "our strategy to protect the premium nature of our brand by preserving the appropriate pricing and packaging of our exclusive and highly valuable content. Meaning: Starz wants more money. Learn More. Sign up with your business e-mail to continue with ticket purchase. VentureBeat VentureBeat's mission is to be a digital town square for technical decision-makers to gain knowledge about transformative technology and transact.
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Oh, Netflix alternatives, where art thou? A very bad week for Netflix fans.
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