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		raw_anon_1111 3 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros Amazon and Apple are both trillion dollar companies who have made forays into theatrical release. They both spend billions on content. Besides 75% of US households have Amazon Prime and therefore have access to Amazon Prime Video. More time is spent on YouTube than any of the streaming services you named.

popalchemist 3 days ago [–]

True, but Youtube is not quite the same category since it's UGC. It's not a distribution channel for mainstream feature films or TV. At least not a primary distribution channel.

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