With merger and acquisition mania nevertheless gripping Hollywood, we concept we’d appearance returned at Netflix’s records withinside the area of obtaining agencies or assets. Ted Sarandos famously said, “We’ve constantly been developers rather than buyers,” however does it preserve up? Let’s dive in.
Like a number of our different good sized lists, which includes our complete deal listing, this listing could be up to date over time, so maintain it bookmarked.
We’re going to cut up up Netflix’s acquisitions into 3 categories. Content acquisitions, gaming acquisitions, and the entirety else.
Content Acquisitions
This class isn’t anyt any doubt the maximum thrilling to consumers. Content is the call of the sport for streaming services, and agencies like Walt Disney and Amazon have beefed up their libraries and IP with their acquisitions of twentieth Century Fox and MGM, respectively. It’s additionally the maximum disappointing for Netflix so far, in our opinion.
While we ought to get into semantics approximately what in particular counts as content material acquisition, we’re in particular speaking approximately IP or studios sold into Netflix in place of simply obtaining licenses to circulation particular content material or distinct distributions.
Millarworld
Acquired in: August 2017
Mark Millar is a famend Scottish comedian ee-e book author who reduce his tooth on the likes of DC and Marvel. In 2004, Millar began out his personal writer growing titles like Kick-Ass and Kingsman that have been efficiently tailored for the huge screen.
In its acquisition, Netflix obtained the writer and the rights to supply new TV and films.
2022 will mark the 5th 12 months of Millarworld being below Netflix and so far, they’ve launched Netflix Original series (Jupiter’s Legacy and Supercrooks) and at the least eight new comedian entries.
There’s masses extra at the manner too as we look at thru our Millarworld preview.
StoryBots
Date Acquired: May 2019
On the kid’s front, Netflix picked up the StoryBots franchise from JibJab Bros. Studios and signed up Evan and Gregg Spiridellis to normal offers on the carrier returned in May 2019.
Since the purchase, A StoryBots Space Adventure and StoryBots: Laugh, Learn, Sing had been launched onto the carrier.
The Roald Dahl Story Company
Acquired in: September 2021
Roald Dahl is the past due British novelist who wrote books normally geared toward youngsters and feature offered 1 / 4 1000000000 copies worldwide. Netflix already had a percent with The Roald Dahl Story Company however tied the knot in September 2021.
According to the clicking release, the deal method Netflix could have publishing rights to all the returned catalog and seeks a “the introduction of a completely unique universe throughout lively and stay-movement movies and TV, publishing, video games, immersive reviews, stay theatre, patron merchandise and extra.”
Netflix Gaming Acquisitions
Netflix’s gaming pursuits on the time of publishing are nevertheless but to be completely realized. A crack group has been prepare however Netflix has already made early films withinside the area as we’ll come onto in a second.
Night School Studio LLC
Acquired in: September 2021
The first main acquisition for Netflix video games got here a pair months earlier than video games even had been to be had at the carrier. Night School Studio is the primary gaming studio to return back below Netflix’s umbrella. They’re regarded for OXENFREE.
According to the Night School Studio press release, they offered to Netflix due to the fact the carrier “offers movie, TV, and now sport makers an unparalleled canvas to create and supply high-quality amusement to tens of thousands and thousands of people.”
Next Games
Acquired in: March 2022
Netflix could be selecting up cellular sport studio Next Games for sixty five million euros. The Finnish studio has labored with Netflix earlier than. They considerably labored on and launched Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales.
Other Netflix Acquisitions
Scanline VFX
Acquired in: November 2021
Scanline VFX, mounted in 1989, is a VFX business enterprise with workplaces in Vancouver, Montreal, Los Angeles, London, Munich, Stuttgart, and Seoul.
The VFX studio has labored on some of Netlfix initiatives up till the purchase together with Cowboy Bebop, Blood Red Sky, The Adam Project and Stranger Things season 4.
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Albuquerque Studios
Acquired in: October 2018
Netflix typically rentals studio area around the world however it opted to buy the studio returned in 2018. The studio has 9 sound stages, manufacturing workplaces, and a backlot.
According to a in addition file from Variety, Netflix picked up the studio for $30 million that is round three instances much less than what it value to build.
Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre
Acquired in: May 2020
First opened in 1922, Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre has a completely unique component in Los Angeles and certainly Hollywood records.
Netflix considerably holds a lot of its TV and film premieres on the Egyptian Theatre considering its acquisition which includes the most excellent for Locke & Key season 2.
Netflix’s head of movies on the time of the purchase assertion said:
“We’re venerated to companion with the American Cinematheque to maintain the theater’s storied legacy and retain imparting notable movie reviews for audiences. We stay up for increasing programming on the theater in approaches on the way to gain each cinema fanatics and the community.”
This is the second one theatre withinside the United States Netflix has a vested hobby in. It additionally secured a long-time period hire deal for New York’s Paris Theatre.
