Citadel: A Spy Thriller with Interactive Product Placement and Mixed Reception

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Citadel, a spy thriller on Amazon Prime, offers an exciting opening scene with a high-speed train fight in the Alps. Viewers can buy the fashion items seen in the show, except for the exploding perfume. Despite being one of the most expensive TV shows ever made, the reception has been lukewarm. However, Amazon may still find success in the video business, even if not loved by critics or audiences.

The retail behemoth is splashing tremendous amounts of cash on streaming content; critics are unimpressed with the outcomes. But Amazon may have the best business model going. Statisticians in Britain appear to have found about 2% of GDP hiding in their data—we ask how it got lost (8:24). And how the pocket calculator ushered in the digital age (15:52).

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