Netflix acquires the works of Roald Dahl as it escalates streaming wars

Content deal over author of children’s classics such as Matilda and the BFG is firm’s biggest to date

Roald Dahl: Netflix acquisition sees a complicated legacy enter the age of streaming

Netflix has acquired the works of Roald Dahl, the author of children’s classics including Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the BFG, in the streaming company’s biggest content deal to date.

The agreement struck by Netflix, which already has a deal in place with the Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) to license 16 titles, will help it build its content arsenal in the streaming wars against rivals including Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max.