There’s still some money in that banana stand.
is not leaving Netflix after all, Vulture has learned. Last month, the streamer added an expiration date to the show, informing subscribers that the series — both the original Fox episodes and the seasons produced for streaming — would be disappearing on March 15. But, as
when we reported on the possible departure, the fact that Disney’s 20th Television unit controls the underlying rights to the show meant keepingon the service was complicated. The two companies had to agree on a new licensing deal for the show, how much it was worth, and what sort of exclusivity should be involved. Now that they have done all that, a Netflix rep confirms that the show is staying put.
What’s more, according to a source familiar with the matter, the new arrangement calls for Hulu to give up rights to streaming the first three seasons oflater this year, allowing Netflix to become the exclusive streaming home for all things Bluth. Disney will, however, have the ability to sell linear TV rights to the show —
including the Netflix seasons — either to an outside company or one of its own cable networks. Working all of this out clearly wasn’t a simple process, but the first real sign a deal might be in the offing came last week when the March 15 departure date for’s possible departure from Netflix prompted much social-media teeth-gnashing over the end of an era.
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