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New Streaming Services Light Up The Globe

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looked like a big obstacle for content distributors, but it turned out it was a blessing in disguise. It turns out that content produced in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) India, Latin America and most of Asia is also of interest to consumers in other countries. A good video story is a good video story. The US-China trade issues have had a negative effect on streamers on both sides of the border, they have been especially hard on Chinese filmmakers. If content fails to attract enough of the country's 1.5B population – 305M active subscribers (158M in US), it is very difficult to play elsewhere, on any screen. China's producers and distributors are deep in their discussions with counterparts around the globe to develop solutions that will benefit the global M&E industry. The battle for exclusive content not only continues unabated but is thriving. While the capture and use of personal data is subject to interpretation because of the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) and GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), it doesn't appear to be an issue for services like Netflix, which doesn't share or sell subscriber information. Drawing on the viewer inputs and experience, they've beefed up their production budget to $15+B to develop new films and TV series that will attract more subscribers around the globe. The viewer data is something that's almost impossible to put a price on. And, while Netflix also carries a heavy debt load, CEO Hastings is bullish that their aggressive investment will pay o' later this year as it is able to balance new development that will drive new viewers, reduce audience churn and grow its own content library, which has the potential to reduce licensing costs. Still, tech born Netflix has a big acquisition target on its back as other streamers look to jump start their global content reach. What are the Pros and Cons of these streamers? - AT&T already has an outsized burden of its own with the acquisition of TimesWarner/HBO.

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