Netflix ‘n’ thrills
Jun 09, 2022
4 minutes
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JOHN WHITNEY
the 2022 Tour de France is coming to Netflix. The race owner, ASO, has signed a deal with the streaming behemoth to produce eight 45-minute episodes, which together will likely amount to the biggest documentary ever broadcast of the race. ASO is very protective over the rights of its crown jewel. It’s often felt that innovation at this 119-year-old race has come at the expense of tradition, so it’s a bold, exciting move by the organisation to open the doors to documentary makers, who, with extensive behind the scenes footage and access to eight
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