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Jamyn Edis uses an appropriately cinematic reference to predict what 2020 will look like in the world of TV and movie streaming. “It’s shaping up to be The Hunger Games for the streaming services,” says the adjunct associate professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business.

By this time next year, AT&T’s WarnerMedia division, Comcast’s NBCUniversal, Walt Disney and Apple will all have released new streaming ...