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So you wanna be a doc superstar
Jan 6, 2020

So you wanna be a doc superstar

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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

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.
David Becker/Getty Images

2020: Year of the pop star documentary

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.
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

Music from the episode

Legend Has It Run The Jewels

The team

Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Brian Allison Engineer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer