Shonda Rhimes signs deal to leave ABC for Netflix

Shonda Rhimes in April 2017
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Shonda Rhimes, creator of a string of hits including Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder, has signed an exclusive deal with Netflix, the streaming video company announced Monday. Rhimes' move marked a major setback for Disney and ABC, which broadcast a string of Rhimes hits. The deal came shortly after Disney landed a blow against Netflix last week by announcing it would stop letting Netflix stream its new movies, and even make it yank some old Disney and Pixar movies, and launch its own streaming services.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.