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Ben Gilbert: uncertainty

22 Jun 2026 Acquired The Walt Disney Company

“In the long run, it's a pretty amazing strategy since they'd been paying I don't know, what is it, about a third of the total rentals to another distributor.”

— Ben Gilbert

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Ben Gilbert
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Claim type
uncertainty
Recorded
22 Jun 2026
Publisher
Acquired

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…That's such a good point. I always had wondered why more studios didn't vertically integrate and own their own distribution, and that makes sense. You need a lot of working capital to do so. That's exactly right. In the long run, it's a pretty amazing strategy since they'd been paying I don't know, what is it, about a third of the total rentals to another distributor. And especially with these re-releases- Yeah, it's an absolute no-brainer with the re-releases.…

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