Exactly. What producers lose is the ability to create a monopoly. Maybe producers will make less money, since some distributors will pay a huge premium to enabl

Exactly. What producers lose is the ability to create a monopoly. Maybe producers will make less money, since some distributors will pay a huge premium to enable them to price gouge consumers or force consumers to switch to their services. Or maybe producers will make more money, as all distributers will need to purchase content at the price the producer sets if one of them purchases, or they risk losing customers to their competitors. But the consumers win.