Jan 6, 2020

So you wanna be a doc superstar

Rihanna reportedly signed a documentary rights deal with Amazon prime, for $25 million. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

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.

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What to expect from this year's Consumer Electronics Show

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Jan 6, 2020

Lots of next-generation 5G wireless, and lots of artificial intelligence

An attendee uses Sony's Playstation VR at the Sony booth during CES 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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2020: Year of the pop star documentary

by Jasmine Garsd

Jan 6, 2020

Platforms like Netflix, HBO and Amazon are competing with each other for celebrity life stories, at about $25 million a pop.

Rihanna reportedly signed a documentary rights deal with Amazon prime, for $25 million.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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