Netflix bought Ben Affleck AI firm InterPositive in March
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Netflix completed the acquisition of Ben Affleck’s AI filmmaking company InterPositive in March 2026, paying roughly $587 million in cash. The deal was reported by Reuters, NPR, The Guardian, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and other major outlets at the time.
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- Netflix acquires Ben Affleck's AI film-tech firm | Reuters
March 5 (Reuters) - Netflix (NFLX.O), opens new tab said on Thursday it has acquired InterPositive, a filmmaking technology company founded by Academy Award winner Ben Affleck that produces artificial intelligence-powered tools for movie ...
- Netflix strikes deal with Ben Affleck’s InterPositive AI company : NPR
Netflix strikes deal with Ben Affleck’s InterPositive AI company Affleck's company helps filmmakers build their own AI models that take care of time-intensive details.
- Ben Affleck sells his AI postproduction startup to Netflix | AI (artificial intelligence) | The Guardian
Ben Affleck has sold his artificial intelligence company to Netflix in a surprise deal, saying he had been driven to embrace a technology that had initially “really scared” him.
- Netflix Paid $587 Million for Ben Affleck’s AI Startup InterPositive
The disclosure came months after a Bloomberg report indicated Netflix’s March acquisition could amount to up to $600 million for Affleck and InterPositive’s investors, even if the total price for the company was less than that amount.
- Netflix Buys Ben Affleck's AI Company InterPositive for Filmmakers
Netflix Buys Ben Affleck's AI filmmaking company InterPositive, will use it for filmmakers on series and films.
- Ben Affleck’s AI company is sold for more than $500 million - Los Angeles Times
Netflix purchased Ben Affleck's AI company in March. A new security filing revealed the streamer giant paid $587 million in cash for the actor's film tech company.
- Netflix’s $587 Million InterPositive Acquisition
The acquisition announcement does not establish how those questions will be resolved in each contract or on each set. The roughly 300-title figure indicates that generative-AI workflows have already spread beyond isolated experiments inside Netflix. It covers a broader collection of production tools, however, and is not a count of projects powered by InterPositive.
- Netflix Pays $587 Million for Ben Affleck's AI Filmmaking Startup InterPositive
The $587 million figure, pending standard earnout timelines, would rank among the larger Hollywood-adjacent AI acquisitions on record. No comparable precedent exists of a streaming platform paying a single production AI tools company anything near this sum. InterPositive’s staff, fewer than 200 people at the time of closing according to people familiar with the company, will join Netflix’s existing AI and technology organizations.
- Netflix to Buy Ben Affleck AI Startup InterPositive for Up to $600M - Bloomberg
The actual price, paid in cash, was less, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the terms are private. InterPositive’s owners will earn even more if it meets certain performance targets. Netflix, which recently bid unsuccessfully for Warner Bros.
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