In 2018, estimates were Apple TV+ would spend $1 billion on original content for the envisioned streaming video offering. But in August 2019, they announced $6 billion for original content. So, a tech hardware firm is devoting the same capital to content featuring Reese Witherspoon and Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa) as the state of California allocates to the 23-campus California State University system.21 If it sounds as if we’re living in a dystopia, trust your instincts.
