Netflix, however, already hosts Disney creative content in the form of its various Marvel TV series (Luke Cage, Jessica Jones etc.) alongside multiple live-action and animation films.
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A report from TechCrunch claims Disney is currently eyeing up Netflix as their next possible purchase – knowing how well their acquirement of both Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm has worked out, with the studio having already broken its annual box office record with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story still on the horizon.
Disney’s own interest, meanwhile, seems born out of both declining ESPN subscriber numbers and increasing competition elsewhere, following AT&T’s staggering $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, encompassing both Warner Bros. and HBO.