Netflix didn’t have to frame its attempt to absorb of one of Hollywood’s historic studios as pro- labor . No one would have faulted the streamer for simply talking up the stock price and various corporate efficiencies. But the company’s leaders have said Hollywood’s workforce will benefit, loudly.

First Ted Sarandos called the acquisition of the 102-year-old studio “pro-worker” in a call with Wall Street analysts on Friday. Then in a UBS conference conversation in New York on Monday the Netflix co-CEO doubled down, saying the merger is “a great way to create and protect jobs in the entertainment industry.”

Netflix didn’t have to frame its attempt to absorb of one of Hollywood’s historic studios as pro- labor . No one would have faulted the streamer for simply talking up the sto

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