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How Netflix has broken the Sundance mold
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Jan 22, 2016
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How Netflix has broken the Sundance mold
Before the Sundance Film Festival started, Netflix had made two major licensing deals that far exceeded what's usually seen at the event. Why?
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Before the Sundance Film Festival started, Netflix had made two major licensing deals that far exceeded what's usually seen at the event. Why?

Before the Sundance Film Festival started, Netflix made two major licensing deals that far exceeded what's usually seen at the event. Why?

The Hollywood Reporter's Tatiana Siegel explores their strategy in a recent article titled "How Netflix is Spending Huge and Annoying Studios." And she joins A Martinez on the line from Sundance to talk about it.

To hear the entire conversation click on the audio embedded at the top of this post.