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The Obamas To Bring Original Programming To Netflix
Michael D. Shear, Katie Benner and John Koblin for The New York Times:
Former President Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide him a global platform after his departure from the White House, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Under terms of a proposed deal, which is not yet final, Netflix would pay Mr. Obama and his wife, Michelle, for exclusive content that would be available only on the streaming service, which has nearly 118 million subscribers around the world. The number of episodes and the formats for the shows have not been decided.
As my wife pointed out, this sounds like a natural extension of the work being done by The Obama Foundation.
Friday March 9, 2018