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BUSINESS · HISTORY · POWER

Power
is built,
and it can be lost

The decisions behind great empires.
Their ambition. Their rivalries. Their breaking points.

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GREAT EMPIRES. HUMAN DECISIONS.EXPLORE THE STORY

The documentary

VOL. 01 — DOCUMENTARY

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EMPIRES & RUINS DOCUMENTARYBlockbuster vs. NetflixEPISODE 017:03

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A rivalry that changed movie night

The future was
in the next
move.

Blockbuster and Netflix. Video stores and red envelopes. A battle to change how we watch movies, and the decisions that shaped its outcome.

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INSIDE THE EPISODE

Power has many faces.

Three perspectives on one story.
From the rise to the breaking point.

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The scale

Building an empire

Stores, customers and an advantage that seemed hard to match.

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The rivalry

Competing for the future

Two ways to bring a movie home. One market in transition.

A recreation of a closed video store with a closing sign and a rain-soaked street.

The breaking point

Losing control

Debt, decisions and the cost of sustaining a transformation.

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THIS IS EMPIRES & RUINS

Greatness draws attention.
Understanding it changes your perspective.

Success draws
attention.
Decisions
tell the story.

We explore how power is built, how it is contested and what it takes to hold on to it. Documentaries about business and history, with a perspective rooted in Mexico and Latin America.

We follow companies, people and empires through their decisions. Because behind every seemingly invincible name is a story worth understanding.

Start with a story

AMBITIONSTRATEGYRIVALRYCONSEQUENCES

THE STORY CONTINUES BEYOND THE VIDEO

Curiosity opens the door.
Sources take you further.

If a decision left you thinking, follow the trail. Every episode has a place to revisit its ideas and explore its references.

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01The full story

Revisit the context and key moments through the article and transcript.

Read the episode

02Sources in plain sight

8 references accompany this episode. Explore documents, articles and testimonies in context.

Explore the references

EVERY EMPIRE BEGINS WITH A STORY

See power
with fresh eyes.

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Empires & Ruins
Power is built, and it can be lost

Poweris built,and it can be lost

The future was in the next move.