3 Potential Early Casualties of the Streaming Wars
A major battle in the streaming wars is unfolding before our screen-strained eyes. As consumers spend more time at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, streaming hours have boomed. And even as the weather warms up and economies reopen, streaming could see a permanent step up as a result of a pull-forward in subscribers and increased cord-cutting.
At the same time, streaming services (and traditional television networks) are facing the challenge of being unable to produce new series and films. At least not in the volume demanded by consumers.
The current environment, where the increase in demand for streaming content is significantly outpacing the supply, could force some smaller streaming players to reconsider the value of their content libraries. They could be more valuable in the hands of another streaming service, making it economically beneficial to license content instead of keeping it for themselves.
Source Fool.com
