Apple and Facebook are reportedly planning to spend $1 billion in original content in 2018, while Disney has announced it will launch a streaming service in 2019. So while Facebook and Apple are leaders in their own space, they are coming in late to invest in original content. It is easier to succeed in streaming by buying technical expertise than it is to learn or buy your way into original content. The internet makes it easier and cheaper for content providers to distribute video, and for successful digital distributors to invest in original content. As Apple, Facebook and Disney go all in, the battle in the streaming space is bound to get bloodier than ever.

Source: Forbes September 11, 2017 13:02 UTC