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NY - Netflix deal chatter could stay in the head lines in 2012, based on Wall Street experts, despite the fact that some say a purchase of the organization or some of it may never happen. On Monday, a study stated that Verizon was searching at purchasing the streaming video company, however, many Wall Street experts had their doubts. "Netflix might be a prime target for just about any kind of M&A," Burns Tabak analyst David Joyce told The Hollywood Reporter. Or at best M&A talk. Inside a set of Tuesday, Joyce authored: "With Netflix's strategy problems and subsequent stock plummet, which has opened up up potential possibilities for telco video distribution companies or online e-commerce companies to think about adding the corporation with 22 million-plus customers for their achieve." He pointed out DirecTV - since satellite television competitor Dish Network captured acquired Blockbuster - Amazon . com, Google, AT&T, Microsoft and Wal-Mart as others that may have a look if Netflix was available on the market. "Also, we'd believe that entertainment companies could become thinking about purchasing Netflix as a way of safeguarding but improving the television ecosystem, rather than Netflix's current role like a disruptor," Joyce stated. "Netflix would explore the windowing plan." The NY Publish on Tuesday also recommended that entertainment companies could get involved with an offer with Netflix, but merely purchase a minority stake within the firm. Some on Wall Street question though when the deal talk has been urged mostly by bankers searching to obtain deal activity going. "It will likely be hard for Netflix to simply accept deals near current stock values after it had been worth $300 only a couple of several weeks ago," stated one observer. "It's just cheaper to purchase the subs rather than purchase the business," stated Janney Capital Marketplaces analyst Tony Wible. "You don't just buy more than $4 billion for that equity, they also have $4.5 billion in content obligations." Adding individuals two together, "you'd pay roughly $400 per customer," Wible believed. "Somebody could really win the subs by having to pay only $100 per sub either like a cash bounty or by offering service for 12 several weeks for your cost. That might be $2.2 billion should you got all Netflix's 22 million subs. However, you don't even need all of the subs." Nevertheless, Wible stated that companies have always made bad deals with corporate history. "Microsoft includes a history, however i don't observe that happening," he stated. Netflix hasn't emerge and signaled any curiosity about deals. A spokesperson stated Tuesday that the organization doesn't discuss gossips or speculation. However, many say the organization may need a regular boost on any deal gossips. "I image they'd lose talent when they cannot turn back current momentum," stated one observer. Email: Georg.Szalai@thr.com Twitter: @georgzalai Related Subjects Time Warner Netflix