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To the contrary, losing tentpoles such asThe OfficeandFriendsis clearly not the future Netflix execs wouldve chosen for themselves.
But there are several major financial advantages to shifting internally, he explains.
One, the markup on content produced by third parties is substantial.
Third, you have more control over cancellations and spend.
Netflix actually went through a sort of dress rehearsal for whats happening now about five years ago.
We replaced it with other programming that got us just as many viewers for less money, he said.
Of course, its exponentially harder to replace shows such asFriendsandThe Office.
The current offering is, by definition, enough.
