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I guess my point is, if this is a natural consequence of vertical integration between content creation and content distribution, a more general approach could m

I guess my point is, if this is a natural consequence of vertical integration between content creation and content distribution, a more general approach could make sense (you could make the same argument to a lesser degree about HBO or even Netflix).

rayiner 9y ago
But what you're positing is a consequence only where vertical integration is combined with horizontal dominance. If I don't have market dominance in content, there is little risk that I'll be able to translate that into dominance of the streaming market. At the same time, there are huge downsides. You take all the negotiating leverage away from the content creators and give it to the distribution middlemen.