Netflix and Amazon double their spending on UK-made TV shows

US tech giants’ £280m outlay drives British production sector to record high in 2018

Netflix and Amazon almost doubled the amount spent on British-made TV shows last year to £280m as making big-budget shows such as The Crown and Good Omens drove the UK production sector to a record high.

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