Netflix Takes Down 'Line Of Duty' After Terminating Contracts With Bust Distributor

Netflix has the rights to stream a number of Kew Media Distribution titles in various territories and made administrator FTI Consulting a financial offer to maintain these licenses.

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Netflix is officially terminating all licensing agreements it had in place with Kew Media Distribution which includes taking down Line of Duty after talks with the collapsed company’s administrator broke down.

Netflix has the rights to stream a number of Kew Media Distribution titles in various territories and made administrator FTI Consulting a financial offer to maintain these licenses.

Netflix insisted that the majority of its payment to FTI be passed on to the producers of the titles in question, which in the case of Line Of Duty would have been ITV Studios-owned World Productions. FTI is understood to have rejected these terms, leading to a break down in talks.

Within the next 24 hours, Netflix will take down the titles it has terminated contracts on, meaning that Line Of Duty will no longer be available to stream in the UK (where Season 1-4 are available) and other territories, including Australia. The police drama is a BBC original and was one of British broadcaster’s biggest shows of 2019.

Deadline has been told that Netflix is encouraging affected producers to get in touch directly to discuss the Kew Media Distribution issue. It has even set up a dedicated email address to handle inquiries: [email protected].

Netflix’s termination does not impact licensing arrangements it has in place for two films: Leaving Neverland and Whitney: Can I Be Me. Made by Amos Pictures and Lafayette Films respectively, both producers have already terminated their deals with Kew Media Distribution after it failed to pay them royalties.

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