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Lou Whiteman

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Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Netflix sees an opportunity here.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Netflix sees, I think, an amazing opportunity to get a great content library in a world where it's getting harder for them to license because everybody has a competing product.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Nobody wants to give Netflix their content anymore.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Yes, it's a lot of debt.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Yes, it's a lot of risk.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Yes, we'll see what regulators have to say.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

But this makes sense.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

And I think as a consumer, I probably like this outcome too.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

So there's a lot of wow here, but I think a lot to like.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Definitely true.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

I would say, though, it matters what you buy.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

I see more logic here.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Disney, Fox, I see what they were doing, but I do think the target matters and the target is better.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Travis, on the pricing thing as a consumer, all I'd notice is that if you actually do want this content, I doubt Netflix raises their price by $11 per month.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

The minimum to be a Warner Brothers streaming customer was $11 per month.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

I think that speaks to the optionality here.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

Some of what the studios are upset about, will movies go to the theaters anymore, some of those questions, I think Netflix can give in on that pretty easily and maybe

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

But let's look at the other way.

Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing
Netflix Makes a Shocking Acquisition

And maybe I'm being too Pollyanna here, but does the bigger studio presence mean that it makes more economic sense to sort of lean into the theater as another source of revenue?