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by solatic 2061 days ago
The original exclusivity deals between publishers and legacy distributors, of course, are not for standard prices. Different distributors in different regions are able to pay different amounts - largely, the distributors in richer regions are able to charge more and pay the publisher more than distributors in poorer regions.

Regardless, streaming distributors still need to work within the framework of the pre-existing deals that the publisher has already committed to.