Chapter 813 Open Handheld Alliance
Fame and fortune are not only Ronan, Will Smith and Tom Cruise, but also Netflix's management and core employees, with the listing of the Netflix network, Netflix's stock price has risen step by step, and Netflix has added a group of multimillionaires and millionaires within Netflix.
The IPO has brought Netflix not only sufficient development funds, but also huge internal incentives.
With sufficient funds, Netflix's business in North America continued to grow steadily, and its overseas business expanded rapidly.
Especially in some markets that were basically zero before, Netflix has now set up overseas branches to promote all businesses.
With the support of key funds, Netflix completed the layout of the entire EU market in July.
In addition, an Arab branch has also been established, but it is subject to many restrictions, such as all film and television productions in the streaming business must be reviewed before they can appear on the Arab version of the website.
If a company wants to enter the overseas market, it must first adapt to the overseas market, rather than let the overseas market adapt to you.
Netflix's public relations work on the Russian side is also in the final stage, and the Russian market is basically open to Netflix.
In markets like South Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia, Netflix has already established its branches, and related businesses have also been launched, and in the absence of competitors, it is completely a dominant situation.
Correspondingly, many websites that imitate Netflix's sharing have also sprung up one after another.
It's unavoidable.
In Ronan's view, Netflix also needs competitors.
A business without a competitor is often the beginning of death.
Of course, Netflix has occupied an absolute leading position in the same industry, and will never let its peers who threaten it appear.
Netflix's management, led by Mark Randolph, also coveted the infinite and vast market, tried to enter, and made initial contact with the relevant responsible departments by using the network that Embassy Pictures had cultivated for many years.
Ronan didn't interfere, there are some things that Netflix's people will not understand until they have touched them.
The contact ended in a complete failure, and in Mark Randolph's words, the chances of Netflix entering that market were essentially zero.
Not to mention that Netflix now has a market value of more than $50 billion, even if it is a 100 billion dollar company, the market there is still an insulator.
And there is already a related business in the market there, and it has been strongly supported.
Ronan knows very well that under normal circumstances, Netflix-related businesses cannot enter the market over there at all.
This incident can also make Netflix's management deeply aware of this.
For some considerations, there are many things related to that side, Ronan will turn a blind eye and hear nothing, otherwise it is really possible for a divine beast to fall from the sky.
Another point is that Ronan emphasized at the meeting attended by the senior management of Relativity Entertainment, including the senior management of each subsidiary, that every overseas market must be respected, and in particular, no political remarks related to overseas markets should be made publicly.
If you don't understand, keep your mouth shut and don't cause trouble for the group company.
Otherwise, don't blame him for being unsympathetic in dismissing people.
The so-called American-style freedom, anyone with a discerning eye knows what's going on, and the double standard should not be too obvious!
In this regard, Ronan demanded that the management of each company must be communicated to every employee of Relativity Entertainment Group in the form of an official document.
Of course, Relativity Entertainment has not cooperated with the NBA before, and will not cooperate with the NBA in the future.
The same goes for Netflix.
Later this month, Netflix struck a deal with the NFL to become the NFL's only online live streaming platform in North America.
Coupled with the previously negotiated Premier League, Netflix Video already has the right to broadcast live on the Internet of the two ace events.
At the same time, Netflix Video is also in talks with UEFA about the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League webcast.
While acquiring more content, Netflix reached an agreement with Kongscart to officially expand its streaming business to set-top box on-demand on limited TV stations.
This also means that Netflix shows can be watched on a variety of devices such as computers, televisions, and smartphones.
Rich content, sufficient funds, and good user experience have all made Netflix's business develop rapidly.
In addition to the traditional terminal channel business such as computers and televisions, Netflix has invested more resources in the promotion of smartphone terminals.
Nowadays, most of the smartphones you can see on the market have the Netflix app pre-installed.
Netflix has also entered Apple's software platform.
Also in this month, affected by Netflix's fiery performance after its listing, as well as the market performance that is actually almost monopolistic, another negotiation that has not been interrupted has basically come to an end.
Initiated by Netflix, including Samsung, Sony, Nokia and Motorola and many other mobile phone manufacturers, software service providers, telecom operators, as well as chip and hardware suppliers represented by Qualcomm, more than 30 companies, after carefully discussing the market and the new generation of open intelligent operating system designed by Netflix's Android company, formally decided to establish an open handheld device alliance, and established the Android operating system as one of the standards for a new generation of smart terminals.
Subsequently, the Open Handheld Alliance will negotiate cooperation with nearly 100 hardware manufacturers, software developers and telecom operators around the world.
Netflix was able to lead the formation of this alliance, and of course, it also paid a lot of price.
For example, open source, with the Open Handheld Alliance and many partners to develop and improve the Android system.
Of course, if you want to use Android, you must get a license from Netflix, and the license is free.
But all Android systems will have Netflix's service framework.
With the joint promotion of many partners, Android was quickly approved by the Federal Communications Commission.
Ronan will not be satisfied with this, Android will win a wider market for Netflix in handheld terminals, in addition to mobile phone operating systems, Android will gradually expand to tablets and other fields, such as TVs, digital cameras, game consoles, smart watches, etc.
In addition, Ronan has also had Steve Jobs in touch with him, and if possible, he wants to pull Apple into the league.
Ronan also invited Steve Jobs for an interview again.
Previously, Steve Jobs used poor physical condition as an excuse to avoid a king-to-king situation with Ronan.
In fact, the duo's agents, Robert Iger and John Lasseter, met from time to time.
In fact, Ronan also knows that there are also benefits of not seeing for the time being, after all, the situation that the two sides may involve is very complicated, and the following people will talk about it and replace them to continue talking.
If he talks to Steve Jobs and it falls apart, it really does.
The king saw that once the king collapsed, there would be no room for turnaround.
Therefore, both of them are also waiting for the most opportune time.
As if in response to what Ronan said in an interview when he rang the bell, Steve Jobs sent a message through John Lasseter that he thought it would be a good time to meet with Ronan next month.
The specific time and place will also depend on the situation.
Ronan knew that many of the things that Robert Iger and John Lasseter had been discussing for a long time during this meeting would be set by him and Steve Jobs.
The establishment of the Open Handheld Device Alliance is also good news.
In late July, Ronan also convened Netflix's first board of directors after going public, revealing more plans for Netflix's future development.
For example, Netflix map navigation, Netflix live video and so on.
These are long-term plans.
Today's Netflix is no longer the streaming service it once was, but an industry giant that has penetrated the Internet.
In early August, Netflix released its first operational data after going public.
By the end of July 2005, Netflix had a total of 40.65 million registered users in North America and 19.65 million registered users overseas, of which 79 percent were paid users and 62 percent were monthly users.
While Netflix continues to attract new users quickly, it has also shown enough customer stickiness.
Compared with Netflix, which is soaring in the financial capital market, Relativity Entertainment Group, as an absolute holding company, seems to be a little silent and continues to develop rapidly and steadily.
Since the acquisition of the copyright library of Yijiang Pictures, Relativity Entertainment has not made any major moves in expansion and big investment.
Despite the success of one film after another, including a single project like "Peppa Pig" that can earn hundreds of millions of dollars a year, Relativity Entertainment has only been able to get in and out, and the huge cash flow into the company has become quiet.
Only Ronan, Robert Egger and Mary know best that the reserve funds accumulated by the group companies can be mobilized at any time, and with the large loans that the American banks that have been working with them for a long time, Relativity Entertainment can now raise and mobilize billions of dollars with relative ease.
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is also an important source of cash flow.
Since the release of the first "Pirates of the Caribbean", the net profit at the box office has only been more than 90 million US dollars, but with the offline operation in the past two years, the total profit has already exceeded 200 million US dollars.
Many Hollywood companies announce the profits of their popular movies every year, and the profit margins are outrageously low, but in fact, the data of many films are the box office profits of the year.
The offline operation is long-term, and it is not possible to count all of them every year.
"Pirates of the Caribbean: Soul Coffin" spent its fifth weekend in North American theaters, and the North American box office exceeded $400 million, accumulating a total of $412.15 million.
Overseas, the film also grossed more than $500 million overseas.
The film's global box office is about to surpass $1 billion.
The third "End of the World" has also announced the schedule, which will be released simultaneously around the world on next year's Independence Day.
Unlike Netflix, which needs the support of financial capital markets, the film and television business has always been the largest and most stable source of income for Relativity Entertainment.
So, Ronan won't relax in this regard.
Marvel Entertainment is an important part of the future of the film and television business.
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