> In fact, my recollection is that the physical library was generally much more extensive than the streaming library, at least through the early ‘10s.

Because streaming licences are different from DVD licences for example. Hell, even 4k streaming licenses and lossless audio streaming licenses are different (and significantly more costly) than streaming 1080p and compressed audio.

> put themselves into that position when they pivoted to streaming in the first place.

As we all know physical DVD businesses are thriving