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    Hollywood Breakdown

    Disney's big gamble

    More details are emerging about Disney's upcoming streaming service. It's been dubbed "the Netflix killer," but Disney will no doubt lose a lot of money in the process of getting back all its own content.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Matthew Belloni • Sep 20, 2018 • 3m Listen

    Some analysts have predicted Disney will be out billions of dollars as they pull their content from other streaming and syndication services. Of course the company is hoping that will pay off in a big way once they're able to put it all on their own streaming service, which will include new Marvel series like Loki and Scarlett Witch, starring the actors who portrayed the characters in the movies.

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      Matthew Belloni

      founding partner of Puck News

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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