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The networks commission projects from studios. The networks are a delivery and financing mechanism; the studios are the actual content creators. Broadcast-focus

The networks commission projects from studios. The networks are a delivery and financing mechanism; the studios are the actual content creators. Broadcast-focused networks are rightly being disrupted by internet-focused distributors, but the real substance is the studios. House of Cards was created by Media Rights Capital, which has a portfolio of "legacy" TV and film projects [0]. Orange is the New Black was created by Lionsgate, which also did Mad Men [1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Rights_Capital#Television_projects https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Rights_Capital#Televisio... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionsgate#Television https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionsgate#Television Netflix-originated content is absolutely produced by the legacy TV industry, it's just purchased for distribution by a company specializing in a different method of distribution.

seanp2k2 10y ago
This. Much of the content available for streaming is produced by the same people making content for linear TV. The rights get sold to the highest bidder when they are sold. There are lots of other deals and structures (exclusivity, paying for the right to buy or pass on all future content a studio might make, strategically holding onto rights until later, windowing, theatre rights, SVOD rights, retail, etc etc), but the industry doing the production hasn't changed that much just yet.