Streaming service Netflix and rival to Amazon has suggested that Top Gear trio Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are not worth the amount of money they're being paid by their new broadcasting home.
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As one of a number of platforms known to have been in talks with the presenters about potentially getting them onboard for a new series, Digital Spy spoke to Netflix about how it came to decide whether or not to go ahead with bringing the three onto the service.
Netflix's Chief Product Officer Neil Hunt explained: "We did have past episodes of Top Gear, so we have a pretty good gauge of what audiences like. Our buying decisions tend to be somewhat data-driven. We have a lot of data to get the deals we want, so there we go. Clearly it wasn't worth the money to make the deal... I think they sold themselves for way more money [than they're worth]."
With a £160 million budget hanging over their heads, Clarkson, May and Hammond have to make just 36 hour-long episodes meaning they can splash out £4.4 million per show.
Despite Amazon's huge power when it comes to spending, Netflix aren't worried.
Hunt continued: "We're much bigger, so we have bigger cheques to write. There might be other people ranting, but we're still in a good place."
The three come to Amazon Prime next year in a brand new, currently untitled series.
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