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by Andrew A. Rosen
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Friday Mailing: Netflix In Curse of the Mogul Territory, Disney's New Software Savvy
There have been two stories from the past week that tie into past PARQOR mailings and are worth teasing out.
- First, Netflix is now in Curse of the Mogul territory; and
- Second, Disney’s recent announcement reinforces a point I made about Smart TV software in my past essays on sports streaming and User Interface (UI)/User Experience (UX).
1. Netflix & Curse of the Mogul
With Netflix’s stock down 70% since its 52-week high of $700.99, it is reasonable to conclude that Netflix’s highest paid creators - including its worst performing creators like Ryan Murphy - have had better returns than Netflix’s investors.
In fact, every ...