With the acquisition of MGM, Amazon signaled a shift from indie darling (Manchester by the Sea) to franchise player (James Bond). Their most expensive bet, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, represents the new arms race in streaming: fantasy epics with movie-sized budgets.
The last decade saw the rise of "Tech Studios." These companies don’t have backlots in Burbank, but they have algorithms that know what you want to watch before you do. Brazzers - Frances Bentley - Foreign-Ication -0...