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Business Wars

Business Wars

By: Wondery
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Netflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live.

Business Wars gives you the unauthorized, real story of what drives these companies and their leaders, inventors, investors and executives to new heights -- or to ruin. Hosted by David Brown, former anchor of Marketplace. From Wondery, the network behind Dirty John and American History Tellers.

Listen to Business Wars on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Experience all episodes ad-free and be the first to binge the newest season. Unlock exclusive early access by joining Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts. Start your free trial today by visiting wondery.com/links/business-wars/ now.

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  • Introducing: Business Wars

    Introducing: Business Wars
    Jan 19 2018

    Netflix-HBO. Nike-Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet. Sometimes your attention. Sometimes just the fun of beating the other guy. From Wondery, the network behind Dirty John and American History Tellers.

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    1 min
  • Netflix vs Blockbuster - Sudden Death | 1

    Netflix vs Blockbuster - Sudden Death | 1
    Feb 6 2018

    This is Episode 1 of an 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO.

    It all started around 1997, with a guy named Marc Randolph and his mathematician friend Reed Hastings. Randolph and Hastings knew they’d have to take on Blockbuster, but what they didn’t anticipate was that their business model would take on network television and eventually change the entire movie industry.

    This was an 8-year total war that left innumerable casualties in its wake: thousands of hollowed out buildings and economic losses in the billions.


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    27 mins
  • Netflix vs Blockbuster - Origins | 2

    Netflix vs Blockbuster - Origins | 2
    Feb 6 2018

    After Hastings pleaded with Antioco to buy Blockbuster Online, Antioco agreed to present Hasting’s proposal to the board. What he didn’t tell him was that he was pushing the board to reject the offer so Netflix would wither and die. Meanwhile, Netflix was struggling to gain legitimacy in Hollywood. Netflix quickly realized that before it could take on the Hollywood gods, it would have to slay Blockbuster.


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    20 mins
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Really exciting and enjoyable to listen to. Good stories, music, and narrator. Among my favorites!

Awesome Show!

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I've listened to every episode and they are great. I feel like I'm apart of the action a lot of time rooting on the company I prefer and learning a lot about both as we go.

Love this podcast.

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Amazing story. It’s very interesting, and I just can’t stop listening to it. I highly recommend this podcast.

Amazing, and interesting

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very interesting to hear about the beginning of such great apps. Good story telling and execution.

interesting!

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You can learn so much about business by listening to these stories. Great storytelling that keeps your attention and interest while being very informative!

Great storytelling

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I like the stories and the way you made them but The recent stories music is boring.
Please keep the old motivating music.

Why changing the music

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