FT: ‘Shakeout has begun’ after $5bn streaming loss for Netflix rivals

The Great Rebundling is coming.

Disney, Warner Bros Discovery, Comcast & Paramount

> face a reckoning in 2024 after losing more than $5bn in the past year from the streaming services they built

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> pressure to shrink or sell legacy businesses, scale back production and slash costs following billions in losses

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> a weak advertising market, declining television revenues and higher production costs

Netflix turned a profit and keeps chugging. Sometimes patience is the best strategy. (1st mover advantage never hurts)