The co-executive producer of The Crown, Andy Harries, and filmmaker Judd Apatow have raised concerns about the impact of streaming services on public broadcasters and the production of new series. Harries warned of the vulnerability of public broadcasters due to streaming services, potentially risking shows about UK life. Apatow highlighted the trend of rewatching older series, expressing worries that streamers might opt for licensing existing content over investing in new shows, citing cost-effectiveness as a factor.
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Judd Apatow on rewatching older series: “I understand why people like the comfort food of television. But it’s a scary thing as a creator of television, because of all the streamers going, ‘Wait a second. We don’t need to spend $200 million on a new show.” https://t.co/CLJUuAxoi2
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Judd Apatow is warning against the rise of rewatching and the implications it has for streamers not to greenlight new series. https://t.co/ILOyUCivgA https://t.co/8pmj8bxSnB
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Co-executive producer of hit drama series The Crown, Andy Harries, has warned public broadcasters are looking “increasingly vulnerable” amid the rise of streaming services and said this will put shows “about us and our lives in the UK” at risk ✍: @Hello_Hannah0…