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Judge Judy vs. Amazon Judy: The Verdict is In

Oh streaming! ESG finds CBS reruns are outperforming new shows on Amazon in audience

Entertainment Strategy Guy
Apr 28
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Left to right: Judge Judy (CBS) and Judy Justice (Amazon/IMDb TV).

Given the chaos of the last week—is “chaos” too strong a word? not at all—a narrative has partially emerged from the rubble. On the one hand, streaming doesn’t have the infinite upside Wall Street expected. On the other, linear TV is still “collapsing”.

What’s a legacy/traditional studio to do?

First, question the assumptions above. Streaming will likely be a worse P&L business than

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