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Non-English titles now dominate Netflix, Disney+ acquisitions

Deadline’s Jesse Whittock reports that Ampere Analysis found non-English content made up 65% of Netflix’s acquisitions and 50% of Disney+‘s as of September, led by Japanese and Korean titles at Netflix and German and Japanese titles at Disney+.

Why it matters. Content owners in underexploited markets like Japan and South Korea gain leverage to license the same titles across multiple territories rather than selling exclusively to one platform.

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