Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were called out by Sky News Australia presenter Paul Murray as he hit out at their new deal with Netflix. It comes after the streaming service extended its partnership with the couple for a multi-year, first-look deal, which will extend to all of Archewell Productions' TV and film projects. However, it has been reported that Harry and Meghan will only make money from the deal if Netflix decides to commission their ideas, which is a far cry from their $100million deal in 2020.
First-look deals usually allow a company to review a project before they decide whether they want it. If they decide they don't, the creator can then shop it to other buyers. A spokesperson for Meghan and Harry confirmed to Daily Mail that Harry and Meghan did receive payment for the deal, but did not disclose any other details, adding: "I can say no more owing to commercially confidential contractual agreements."
Reacting to the deal, Sky News Australia presenter spoke to US TV commentator Megyn Kelly, as he asked: "Speaking of negotiations, what do you think the balance was between Harry and Meghan and Netflix? Because they have re-done a deal but it's a really 'p*ss weak version' of the first deal, they don't get the automatic money and then you have to make something, you basically have to make something and then will decide whether they going to show it or not to get the money, how do you make of that negotiation went?"
Megyn gave a scathing reply as she said: "To me it sounds like they Netflix while to cancel and someone representing Meghan and Harry begged them to at least say that it's a first look, in a way to say we don't think you're losers, you're not cut off, we think you're winners, such winners that we want to get the first look to see what you're doing later down the line because they might want to buy it.
"But really, it's just a save face mechanism, Netflix has these two under contract, if it wanted to have an exclusive deal with them, it would have, it has more money than God, it's not hurting for cash.
Meghan's statement read: "We're proud to extend our partnership with Netflix and expand our work together to include the As Ever brand. My husband and I feel inspired by our partners who work closely with us and our Archewell Productions team to create thoughtful content across genres that resonates globally and celebrates our shared vision."
One show that is guaranteed to be airing is the second season of With Love, Meghan, which sees Meghan cooking in the kitchen with celebrities and lifestyle gurus.
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