Re-Examining the Disney-Netflix Relationship after the Fox Deal
Last year ended with Walt Disney (DIS) saying it would stop serving its content on Netflix’s (NFLX) platform beginning in 2019. Although Netflix has been investing in the production of its own movies and shows, a lot of its programming is still licensed from Hollywood studios controlled by companies such as Disney and Twenty-First Century Fox (FOX)(FOXA). Now Fox is selling its film production business to Disney, meaning that Netflix would be looking to Disney properties for more of its licensed content if the Disney-Fox deal goes through.