Netflix went from competing against Blockbuster to licensing like, HBO with licensed movies. Once they launched their own streaming platform, Lilla Hammer was pretty hot on the- Yes. That was an acquisition. But right after that was when you got House of Cards, Arges, the new Black and they started coming out with some of their own stuff. They said, hey, let's follow that HBO. Let's be premium. We only have a certain number of bullets to fire. So of course we're going to be thoughtful. And then- And then- Then there were sniper shots as well because once you get to 200 million people on a service around the world, it's got to
Molly and Jason chop it up about Jason's latest Jay Trades: Apple, Amazon and Disney. (2:21) Then they briefly discuss SBF's new Substack. (14:42) To wrap up the show, Lon joins us for this week's edition of This Week in Streaming to talk about award season and Netflix's content strategy. (21:14)
(0:00) M+J kick off the show
(2:21) Jason explains why he placed a bet on Apple
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(9:20) Molly and Jason discuss his two other Jay Trades, Amazon and Disney
(14:42) SBF's Substack
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(21:14) Lon joins to discuss award season with Molly and Jason
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(37:17) Netflix's content strategy is like a “gourmet cheeseburger”
(50:36) Award season continued
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