Intro
Platform incentives don’t just decide what gets funded — they decide what kinds of stories are *possible* to make at scale, and what kinds of risks become illegible.
Replace this with your final prose. The sections below are keyed to the five “machines” in your JSON.
Behind the Netflix Machine
How subscription growth logic, global scale, and data-driven retention pressures shape story-form.
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Story-shape outcomes
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What would improve it
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Behind the HBO Machine
How prestige strategy, brand trust, and a narrower slate can change what “quality” means in practice.
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Behind the Amazon Machine
How a commerce ecosystem, bundling, and cross-subsidies create strange incentives for “content value.”
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Behind the Apple Machine
How hardware ecosystem goals, brand posture, and curated scarcity shape what stories get protected or softened.
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What would improve it
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Behind the Paramount Machine
How legacy studio logic, cable-era economics, and IP dependency influence the kinds of bets that get made.
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