A judge ended the rule that studios couldn't own theaters in 2020: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomnunan/2020/08/07/judge-decre...
Now we are in the same position as a hundred years ago. At that time you would have to go into a theatre by the production company and now you have to go to the streaming service of the production company.
That split between production and distribution has to come back.
What if Netflix had made and won that argument before 2020 to prevent production companies from also streaming content? I think Netflix missed a trick here.
It could have led the distribution/streaming industry instead of being just another content/streaming player.
The only coincidence is this repeal happening during a time where it mattered least.