The Ledger

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Top US streamers individually outspend all major European broadcasters combined
“Fifteen billion dollars a year, which is what Netflix, for the sake of argument, what Netflix spends, and close to what Amazon spends. It's also what Disney spend, if you exclude sport. That's more than production budgets for the top, all broadcasters in the t…”
Benedict Evans Apr 25, 2022 ▶ 34:47 Netflix isn't a tech company
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Evans: Netflix spends roughly $15B annually on content, second only to Disney
“It's you're buying, you're subscribed to Netflix because they spend 50, roughly fifteen billion dollars a year commissioning content, which is more than anybody in the US except Disney.”
Benedict Evans Sep 5, 2022 ▶ 7:21 TV after software
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Benedict Evans: Disney spends ~$20B on content annually, Comcast ~$15B
“Well, it turns out Disney probably spends 20, Comcast maybe spends 15, everybody else spends less. If you don't ask that question, the 15 doesn't tell you anything.”
Benedict Evans Jan 31, 2021 ▶ 8:08 Telling stories with charts
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