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ELI5 How come streaming service are now running commercials? Is that not bad for business because most if not all people got it to avoid commercials? (lemmy.world)
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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 week ago

It is possible to price because studios are playing the odds. They might make money on one show but lose money on three others. Uncertainty gets baked into a lot of the initial decisions.

And we are seeing that production budgets are getting slashed on television shows compared to a decade ago because the streaming money doesn't compare to cable money.