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projects worldwide in the 3rd quarter and the same number in the 4th quarter. Amazon didn’t say how many new video stories they released in the same period, but they were also a little busy wrapping up the deal for MGM for $8.5B which includes one of the most revered libraries in the industry which includes such iconic titles as James Bond, Rocky, Silence of the Lambs, Legally Blond and more. Apple, the “gentle giant” valued at $3T, is often overlooked because of its modest roll-out of beautiful content but it surprised everyone during the Oscars in taking away the Best Picture statue for CODA. It was a first for a streaming service because CODA was also the first streamer movie that didn’t appear in theaters before it was streamed. Streaming was legitimate! Studios and networks around the globe like Disney, Warner/Discovery, Sky, BBC, Paramount, Peacock, France24, and more offered their bigger, better services, each knowing their content was more valuable than the other guys’ and therefore should be a value at just “a little bit more.” In North America, the average household streaming service budget was $55 and home internet connection was $61 (streaming stuff needs the pipe to come to your screen). Suddenly, that “less expensive” home