Netflix’s content benefits from a non-traditional approach, too, as some shows’ creators report that Netflix gives them greater freedom to produce what they want without network executives passing down demands. Making a show with Netflix is like making a “deal with the devil”Flint and Ramachandran write that Netflix requires producers and actors to give the company world-wide rights for long time periods. Netflix is making huge waves with Hollywood because it’s producing so much of its own content. It’s a tricky situation: The original content that makes Netflix so unique is actually threatening the thing that makes up the majority of its viewership. It’s not clear what Netflix can do to repair this fracture with Hollywood, or whether it even wants to.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 25, 2017 19:52 UTC