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Big Tech-funded TV facing a ‘schism’ in production styles claims Jon Stewart

Comedian Jon Stewart says that tech giants like Apple and Amazon have wrought an “earthquake” in the way stream-on-demand shows like those on Apple TV+ are made.

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Stewart, who has returned to “The Daily Show” as one of a rotating array of hosts, spoke with fellow comic Conan O’Brien on the latter’s podcast about how making TV shows has changed. He pointed to Apple and Amazon specifically as tech companies that are now producing TV shows and movies.

He lamented how tech giants have brought a ruthless efficiency to television production. Stewart likened the change in styles to the shakeup that happens when powerful tech executives take over smaller companies.

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