With mergers and acquisitions Mania still gripping Hollywood, we thought we would look back at Netflix history in the company’s acquisition or asset. Ted Sarandos famous said, “We have always been a builder, not a buyer,” but does it survive? Mari Selami.
Like some of our other complete lists, such as a comprehensive list of agreements, this list will be updated over time, so store a bookmark.
We will divide the acquisition of Netflix into three categories. Acquisition of content, gaming acquisition, and others.
Content Acquisitions
This category is undoubtedly the most interesting for consumers. Content is the name of the game for streaming services, and companies such as Walt Disney and Amazon have added their libraries and IPs with their acquisition of each fox and 20th century MGM. This is also the most disappointing for Netflix so far, in our opinion.
While we can enter the semantics about what is specifically calculated as content acquisition, we specifically talk about IP or Studio purchased to Netflix rather than just get a license to flow certain content or exclusive distribution.
Millarworld
Acquired in: August 2017
Mark Millar is a famous Scottish comic book writer who cut his teeth on people like DC and Marvel. In 2004, Millar began his own publishers creating titles such as kick-ass and Kingsman who had been successfully adjusted for large screens.
In the acquisition, Netflix obtained publishers and the right to produce new TVs and films.
2022 will mark the fifth year of Millarworld is under Netflix and so far, they have released two original Netflix series (Jupiter Heritage and Supercroox) and at least 8 new comic entries.
There are many more on the road as well as we see through our Millarworld preview.
StoryBots
Date Acquired: May 2019
In front of the child, Netflix took the Storybots franchise from Jibjab Bros. Studios and register Evan and Gregg Spiridellis to handle the overall service in May 2019.
Since acquisitions, Storybots Space Adventure and Storybots: Laughing, Learning, Sing has been released to service.
The Roald Dahl Story Company
Acquired in: September 2021
Roald Dahl is the almarhum novelist English novelist who wrote books mainly intended for children and has sold a quarter of a billion copies throughout the world. Netflix already has a pact with the Roald Dahl story company but ties the knot on September 2021.
According to press releases, the agreement means Netflix will have publishing rights for all the rear catalogs and search for “the creation of unique universes in all animated and live-action films and TV, publishing, live experience, Live Theater, Consumer Products and more.”
Other Netflix Acquisitions
Scanline VFX
Acquired in: November 2021
Scanline VFX, founded in 1989, is a VFX company with offices in Vancouver, Montreal, Los Angeles, London, Munich, Stuttgart, and Seoul.
The VFX studio has worked on a number of Netlfix projects until the acquisition includes Bebop Cowboy, Blood Red Sky, The Adam Project and Stranger Things Season 4.
Albuquerque Studios
Acquired in: October 2018
Netflix most rented studio rooms throughout the world but chose to buy a studio back in 2018. The studio had nine stages of sound, production office, and backlot.
According to further reports of Variety, Netflix took a studio for $ 30 million which was about 3 times less than what he built.
Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre
Acquired in: May 2020
First opened in 1922, the Egyptian Theater Grauman has a unique part of Los Angeles and Hollywood History.
Netflix mainly accommodates many TVs and first films in Egyptian theaters since acquisitions such as Premiere for Locke & Key Season 2.