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Apple TV+ spent $20B on original content. If only people actually watched. (arstechnica.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22226160

Reportedly high budget has brought Apple TV+ a lot of prestige, but not a lot of viewers.

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[–] mindbleach 2 points 1 month ago

Mandatory licensing or fuck off.

This landscape of pointless silos is not competition.

People want shows. Every streaming service is an obstacle. Each one exists purely because some asshole wants a 30% cut, off the top, instead of just making the thing and selling it to people.