Netflix - Obama Administration To Decide What You Watch

After leading shareholder Mr George Soros had already hired Ms Susan Rice, the Former US National Security Advisor, to sit on the board of Netflix (the movie, series and documentary streaming service of which he is the largest shareholder), he has now gotten the power couple of the previous White House administration, the Obama’s themselves, to also agree on working for his company.

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Rumors had been circulating for some time that a deal was in the works, but now Netflix also officially confirms it: Barack and Michelle Obama will produce films and series for the streaming service. With a tweet, Netflix confirmed that the Obama's signed a multi-year contract to produce films and series for them.

Their intention would be to create a "varied mix" of programs for Netflix. This could include series, documentaries, and films, for example.

They will do so through their production company called Higher Ground Productions. By the end of 2019, the first results of the collaboration on Netflix are expected (just in time to influence viewers for the 2020 Presidential Election, we would assume).

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have entered into a multi-year agreement to produce films and series for Netflix, potentially including scripted series, unscripted series, docu-series, documentaries, and features.</p>&mdash; Netflix US (@netflix) <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix/status/998594451378397185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The Obama's would especially like to discuss themes that are close to their hearts.

"One of the most beautiful things about my time as president was meeting so many different interesting people. I want to help them share their experiences and stories with a larger audience. I hope that by sharing the stories we can generate more empathy and mutual understanding, "former US President Barack Obama said in a reaction to the news.

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Apple and Amazon also desired a collaboration agreement with the former president based on his popularity among the US public, but it is Netflix who got the deal signed. The deal is said to be one of the largest contracts in the history of the company.

Source:

https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/netflix-obamas-deal-president-barack-michelle-1855570