Streaming Licensing

Celebrity Profiles

Netflix’s acquisition of Friends in 2019 made headlines, but the exact financial structure is often unclear. This verified explainer outlines what is publicly known about how...

Celebrity Profiles

Unbreakable is M. Night Shyamalan’s 2000 character-driven thriller about ordinary men discovering extraordinary limits, anchored by Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and James...

copyright-and-ownership

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is owned by a combination of creative rights and commercial exploitation rights held by entertainment companies derived from its original production and...

music-industry

Taylor Swift has taken documented steps to regain control of her early recordings by acquiring the master recordings of six albums from Shamrock Holdings and purchasing the mast...

media-streaming

The Netflix Warner Bros. Discovery arrangement refers to a licensing partnership under which select Warner Bros. Discovery content streams on Netflix in defined markets. This is...

streaming-availability

You can’t watch old seasons of The Voice on many streaming services chiefly because of licensing structure and exclusive windows: NBCUniversal owns the broadcast and typically...

streaming-catalog

In January 2019, Netflix subscribers noticed several titles disappearing from the platform as licensing agreements expired. Because Netflix licenses content on a per-region and...

Relationships

No, Netflix did not buy HBO. HBO is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery and operates as a premium cable and streaming brand under that parent company. Netflix and HBO have a busines...

Celebrity Profiles

Hallmark on Peacock refers to the distribution and streaming relationship between Hallmark’s made-for-TV movies and series and NBCUniversal’s streaming service, Peacock. Thi...

streaming-availability

Availability of the movie US on Netflix depends on your region and current licensing agreements, because Netflix uses separate catalogs for each country. The film may stream in...

Status Updates

As of the latest available public information, there is no official confirmation from Netflix or Warner Bros that a new, broad licensing or distribution deal has been finalized....

content-licensing-and-streaming

People often ask whether HBO is going to Netflix because they notice HBO originals on Netflix in some countries and wonder if the full service is moving. This relationship expla...

streaming-partnerships

Nickelodeon on Netflix describes the licensed streaming arrangement that makes selected Nickelodeon series and movies available on the Netflix subscription service. This partner...