Content deal over author of children’s classics such as Matilda and The BFG is firm’s biggest to date
Netflix has acquired the works of Roald Dahl, the author of children’s classics including the BFG, Fantastic Mr Fox and the Witches, in the streaming company’s biggest content deal to date.
The agreement struck by
Netflix, which already has a deal in place with the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) to license 16 titles, will help it build its content
Arsenal in the streaming wars against rivals including Disney+,
Amazon Prime Video and
HBO Max.