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Palihapitiya: Decreasing IP value will hurt traditional studios while gaming wins
“I think the value of patents and by extension, IP and copyrights are going to go away. And in that, there's going to be a spectrum where certain content IP holders lose and other ones win. I think gaming is on the winning side, to be honest, and I think conten…”
Sacks: Netflix would have dropped Dave Chappelle without his major deal
“They absolutely would have thrown Chappelle off and done what a lot of those employees wanted if they didn't have such a big deal with him, if he wasn't such a big deal.”
Emanuel: Talent representation provides crucial executive access for TKO media deals
“Being in the representation business, whether it be Marty Scorsese or Dwayne Johnson or Mark Wahlberg or Peter Berg or Greg, a whole host of my clients, Aaron Sork, enables me to make The deals over at TKO because I'm in the conversation with YouTube, Amazon, …”
Friedberg: Merging social platforms and studio content will challenge Netflix and YouTube
“So I do think that the distribution that Has been delivered by this kind of social media model, like YouTube and TikTok combined with the premium model may end up creating a real category killer that can challenge both YouTube and Netflix.”
Chamath: Netflix mathematically cannot dominate streaming profits like before
“And so all of those returns will now get spread across seven or eight or nine competitors, which means that just by definition, mathematically Netflix can't win the way that they used to.”
Calacanis predicts Disney will roll over Netflix in the streaming wars
“I think they're going to roll over Netflix.”
Calacanis: Netflix walkout over Dave Chappelle is unproductive and ignores his points
“The Netflix walkout and how this thing has unfolded. The reason it's so unproductive is because they're not moving the discussion forward. They're not actually listening to what Chappelle said.”
Chamath: Netflix will inevitably reach one billion subscribers in 7–8 years
“They're gonna get to a billion subscribers. It's just inevitable. And so for them, I do think it's a very rational business position to take, which is that I have to appeal to a billion people over the next, you know, seven or eight years.”
Sacks: Media platforms defend free speech for bottom-line interest, not principle
“I don't completely trust these companies that if it wasn't massively in their bottom line interest, that they would have stood up for free speech.”
Calacanis predicts Disney will catch up and roll right over Netflix
“They're going to catch up to Netflix and then they're going to roll Netflix. They're going to roll right over Netflix.”
Calacanis: Amazon and Netflix will each buy a movie theater chain
“I think Amazon will buy one chain, I think Netflix buys the other.”
Pichai: Google intensely debated acquiring Netflix at one point
“Maybe Netflix, right? Like we debated Netflix at some point super intensely inside.”
Samir Chaudry: Distributing on Netflix limits reach for top creators like MrBeast
“Even if I go onto a Netflix, technically I'm actually, I'm limited in distribution if I'm Mr. Beast.”
Friedberg: 'Euphoria' would never be made on Netflix
“Euphoria is incredible. It would never be on Netflix.”
Friedberg: YouTube beats Netflix in revenue with double the growth rate
“YouTube now has more revenue than Netflix and is growing at likely. 40 to 60% year over year revenue growth rate. Whereas Netflix is, you know, considered one of the fang stocks, you know, one of the top stocks and Netflix only growing at 22%.”
Calacanis gives a 50% chance Netflix removes Dave Chappelle's special
“I give it a 50% chance that Netflix takes it down.”
Hinchcliffe: Kill Tony signed 4-special Netflix deal and hit #2 on YouTube
“I don't know if you guys have heard about it, but a four special deal on Netflix, which is unprecedented by any show, and also we ranked number two at the end of the year on YouTube, only behind my very best friend Joe Rogan, so that's pretty crazy.”
Tony Hinchcliffe: Netflix and Ted Sarandos give creators uncensored freedom
“Netflix and Ted Sarandos Literally is like, do whatever you want. Go as hard as you want. Push it to the limit. Let's go.”
Sacks says Netflix pays creators upfront but offers no backend equity
“The big difference is Netflix will pay you pretty well, but you don't get any equity in your show. Like, whatever you get is sort of agreed to at the beginning, and that's it.”
Friedberg: YouTube's audience is over 10X larger than Netflix's
“By the way, the audience at YouTube is over 10 X bigger than it is on Netflix.”
Botez: Netflix struggled with live sports streaming and faced $50M lawsuit
“Yeah, it was their first foray into live sports, and they just couldn't keep up with the streaming capabilities, and then they got hit with a fifty million dollar lawsuit.”
Ovitz: Netflix's interactive multi-ending show failed to generate lasting buzz
“Netflix did an experiment with a show with a bunch of different endings, and it's fascinating. You never heard anything about it.”
Friedberg: AI companies will learn to price and license data like Netflix
“Just like over time, Netflix got better at figuring out what content to buy and what to pay for it, and they're the best at it. I think so too will Google and others figure out what data is actually particularly useful, what it's worth, and what to pay for it.”
Bill Ackman sold his entire Netflix stake at a $430 million loss
“Ackman dumped his entire stake and booked a four hundred thirty million dollar loss”
Chamath: Netflix is the best example of consumer surplus at scale
“I think Netflix is going to be the best example of consumer surplus at scale.”
Calacanis predicts a Chappelle streaming platform would reach 10M subscribers in two years
“Like if Dave Chappelle were to create his own Netflix, I think it gets ten million paid subscribers in the first two years.”
Sacks: Baby Yoda helped Disney+ reach 86 million subscribers
“That his ascent to icon status helped Disney get eighty-six million subscribers. For Disney Plus which just blew away expectations and has established Disney Plus as the main rival to Netflix.”
Rosenblum: 'Amazing Digital Circus' struck simultaneous YouTube and Netflix release deal
“There's a YouTube channel called Amazing Digital Circus which is an animated channel, and they did a deal that is super unique, I think the first of its kind, where they will be distributing on Netflix at the same exact time as they distribute on YouTube.”
Calacanis discloses stock purchases in Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, and Netflix
“I bought the stock and it's the one thing in my J trading portfolio I've gotten crushed on that and Warner Brothers Discovery. I made two entertainment bets and what I think are the two best companies. I also did Netflix, but one out of three ain't good.”