Subscription-based streaming video services worldwide spent nearly $50 billion on content in 2021, an uptick of 20% from last year, according to new data released by research firm Ampere Analysis. When compared to content spending figures in 2019—before streaming usage saw a boom as a result of people stuck at home during the early stages of the pandemic—subscription streaming services’...
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