Ben Thompson: Netflix may start selling rival streaming services
Stratechery’s Ben Thompson reports Netflix is weighing selling rival streaming services through its own platform, recasting itself as an aggregator. Smart move, he says — and a retreat from what Netflix set out to be.
Why it matters. If Netflix becomes a storefront for rival services, it gains a new gatekeeper role over subscriber access that smaller streamers will need to negotiate through.
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