Netflix Revives the Monoculture, The NBA and Its Rights Fee Future, The Bidding Calculus for Amazon and Disney

A Netflix letter to shareholders that doubles as a message to the rest of Hollywood, the NBA’s precarious negotiating posture as the cable bundle crumbles, and one way Amazon could make the NBA a worthwhile investment.

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