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		paxys on May 26, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B Why is it expensive for studios if streaming companies don’t care about bandwidth? What are they paying for then?

bogwog on May 26, 2021 [–]

Opportunity cost of not being able to sell the movie multiple times to the same customer on different streaming platforms?

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