Tomorrow sees the release of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power. The Wall Street Journal has reported rights costs of $250m (£216m) plus a first season budget of $465m (£401m), adding up to an eye-watering $715m (£617m). To put that in some sort of context, that’s double the entire annual programming budget of BBC TWO and around half the annual programming budgets of ITV and BBC ONE. On a single show.
Amazon’s spend on The Rings of Power in context
Amazon’s spend on The Rings of Power in…
Amazon’s spend on The Rings of Power in context
Tomorrow sees the release of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power. The Wall Street Journal has reported rights costs of $250m (£216m) plus a first season budget of $465m (£401m), adding up to an eye-watering $715m (£617m). To put that in some sort of context, that’s double the entire annual programming budget of BBC TWO and around half the annual programming budgets of ITV and BBC ONE. On a single show.