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Deadline: YouTube giving up Cobra Kai back to Sony w/Netflix and Hulu as possible new suitors

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UnpopularBlargh

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YouTube's flagship scripted series Cobra Kai will be moving to a new streaming platform for its upcoming third season. The Google-owned online video service is in the process of releasing Season 3 of the popular show to producing studio Sony Pictures TV amid a retreat from premium original scripted programming.

Sony TV had taken Cobra Kai out, with all major streamers expressing interest, sources said. I hear the field of suitors has been narrowed down, with Netflix and Hulu leading the short list of contenders for the Karate Kid sequel series, starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka.

No one would comment but I hear that, along with exclusive rights to Season 3 of Cobra Kai, the new outlet will have access on a non-exclusive basis to the first two seasons of the show for fans to catch up. That has been part of the negotiation with YouTube, which had ownership in and exclusive global rights to the first two seasons under the original license agreement with Sony TV.
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News is a few days old but didn't see a thread.
 
Avenger

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It might not be the audience that youtube is trying to capture, but if its bringing in money, why does it matter?
 
F34R

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As long as I don't have to pay for another sub service, I'm ok with this.
 
Tukarrs

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UnpopularBlargh said:
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News is a few days old but didn't see a thread.
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www.resetera.com

Cobra Kai season 3 will not air on YouTube - currently looking for new streaming home (Up: Netflix lands rights)

https://deadline.com/2020/05/cobra-kai-closing-in-new-streaming-home-youtube-release-season-3-series-netflix-hulu-1202941951/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
www.resetera.com www.resetera.com

Youtube told them they'll definitely not renew due to their pivot away from scripted content. Sony asked if they can take shop the third season around and they agreed, which is pretty nice of them.
 
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UnpopularBlargh

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Tukarrs said:
www.resetera.com

Cobra Kai season 3 will not air on YouTube - currently looking for new streaming home (Up: Netflix lands rights)

https://deadline.com/2020/05/cobra-kai-closing-in-new-streaming-home-youtube-release-season-3-series-netflix-hulu-1202941951/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
www.resetera.com www.resetera.com

Youtube told them they'll definitely not renew due to their pivot away from scripted content. Sony asked if they can take shop the third season around and they agreed, which is pretty nice of them.
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Damn. My bad. I did search Cobra Kai and only got threads for seasons 1 and 2.
 

mrmoose

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So the other service wouldn't get the first two seasons, which would still be exclusive to youtube? I'm not sure how many people are going to subscribe to watch, then...
 
Killthee

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mrmoose said:
So the other service wouldn't get the first two seasons, which would still be exclusive to youtube? I'm not sure how many people are going to subscribe to watch, then...
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You misread. The new streaming platform will get access to the first 2 seasons, but it will not be exclusive to them cause YouTube will also be allowed to stream them as well.
 
Tapiozona

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Odd that YouTube isn't renewing their most popular show. Are they getting out of the streaming service business? Seems like it really helped their YouTube red platform quite a bit
 
Killthee

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Tapiozona said:
Odd that YouTube isn't renewing their most popular show. Are they getting out of the streaming service business? Seems like it really helped their YouTube red platform quite a bit
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They're done with scripted shows. Second sentence in OP:

YouTube's flagship scripted series Cobra Kai will be moving to a new streaming platform for its upcoming third season. The Google-owned online video service is in the process of releasing Season 3 of the popular show to producing studio Sony Pictures TV amid a retreat from premium original scripted programming.
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Rran

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Falchion said:
I know the first season was supposed to be fantastic, but was the second on par?
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I can kinda agree w/ the criticisms of melodrama and contrivances, but by no means is it a disappointment. Chances are if you enjoyed the first season, you'll be pretty content w/ season two.
unless you're this guy lol
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It was really bad actually. Way too cheesy and melodramatic.

First season was aces.
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To put it another way, I'm just as excited for the next season as I was for the previous one ;D
 
Arttemis

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YouTube abandoning scripted content in favor of doubling down on advertising models sounds like the worst fucking possibility. What a shitty company.possibility. What a shitty company.
 
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