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Jan 6, 2020

So you wanna be a doc superstar

The price of crude keeps creeping up following the U.S. assassination of an Iranian military leader. What’s on deck at the first CES of the new decade? Streaming services are paying big for pop star documentaries.

Rihanna reportedly signed a documentary rights deal with Amazon prime, for $25 million. — Rihanna reportedly signed a documentary rights deal with Amazon prime, for $25 million.
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What to expect from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show
by Sabri Ben-Achour
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Lots of next-generation 5G wireless, and lots of artificial intelligence
2020: Year of the pop star documentary
by Jasmine Garsd
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Platforms like Netflix, HBO and Amazon are competing with each other for celebrity life stories, at about $25 million a pop.

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