arms dealer

noun2

1. •
   A person involved in the distribution and sale of weapons, especially when it also involves smuggling.
2. •
   A media company that licenses its works to various other companies rather than distributing them on its own.

   • Hence, Viacom’s so-called “arms dealer” strategy, which paid off when it sold domestic rights to Comedy Central’s South Park to WarnerMedia’s HBO Max on Oct. 29 in a deal worth up to $500 million. — 2019