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> Kind of creeps me out that Apple gets to just slide in and immediately become oscar winning film/tv production company darling, as well. If you get some magi
by tshaddox 5y ago
> Kind of creeps me out that Apple gets to just slide in and immediately become oscar winning film/tv production company darling, as well.
If you get some magical “street cred” in the industry for simply being the party to win the bidding war over a film after it was already produced, shown at a film festivals, and critically acclaimed, then yeah, that seems at least silly if not creepy. Surely there’s a big different between a company funding the creation of a film, and a company just buying the rights to stream a completed film.
- flanking_pajama 5y agoWhich poses another question I was wondering, if netflix had acquired this, would it have still won? They've been famously treated as a bit less "prestigious" than legacy competitors. Or does Apple get extra goodwill from the logo almost assuredly in many of the pockets and homes of people in the industry?
- dagmx 5y agoNetflix has more direct money going into the wallets of the people in the industry though. Also when voting, the distributor is not highlighted. So I doubt the brand had any effect on voting itself.