In an increasingly crowded streaming landscape, this could give Warner a leg up on some of its competitors
Spirited AwayHowl’s Moving Castle, The Wind Rises, When Marnie Was There,But the news that Studio Ghibli’s library will soon be available digitally might come as a bit of a surprise to some diehards; earlier this year a representative for Ghibli’s American distributor, GKids, recently cast doubt on whether the library would ever land at a streaming service.
“Studio Ghibli does not make their films available digitally, whether for download or streaming, anywhere in the world,” the rep told. “They continue to believe that presentation is vital and particularly appreciate opportunities for audiences to experience the films together in a theatrical setting.”
Representatives for GKids and Ghibli were unable to give Polygon further details earlier this week about deals that might be in the works—and now it appears we know why. HBO Max will launch alongside several other newcomers to the streaming wars, all of which hope to make a splash in the next year or so: Apple, Disney, and NBC are all throwing their hats in the ring. More established services, meanwhile, continue to ramp up their own offerings—especially original programming. Netflix’s spending was projected to hit
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