Amazon Spends More on Sports Than Netflix, YouTube Combined
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Sports rights are becoming a loss-leader acquisition channel for broader ecosystems, not a standalone media P&L. If your product depends on consumer attention, assume more of that attention is getting locked into vertically integrated bundles where commerce, cloud, and content reinforce each other.
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