A look at the current state of streaming services for animation fans, including Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Boomerang, and PBS Kids.
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Tag: Netflix
Survey: Binge-watching preferred over weekly episodes
A recent survey reveals that binge-watching is now the preferred viewing format over traditional weekly episodic airings by most Americans.
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My recommended streaming video services (fall 2017)
Streaming video services aplenty are appearing. Still, the question remains: which ones to use? I’ll try my best to answer which ones are worth the cost.
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Disney to leave Netflix in 2019, launch its own streaming services
Disney plans to launch a Disney streaming service, which means it’ll be leaving Netflix in 2019. Meanwhile, ESPN’s launching a streaming service, too.
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The best on demand streaming video services for cartoons?
A look at various streaming services for cartoons that’re available, from Netflix and Hulu to newer services like Boomerang.
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Netflix and Amazon combined outspend CBS, Turner on programming
A recent study by research firm IHS Markit states that Amazon and Netflix spent a combined total of $7.5 billion on programming in 2015. $4.9 billion of that was by Netflix, while $2.6 billion was by Amazon.
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Why isn’t renting or buying digital videos catching on like streaming services?
Why haven’t digital video sales or rentals taken off the way streaming video services have? I look at a few reasons why this is the case.
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Hulu drops its free video service
One of the online pioneers of streaming video, Hulu’s dropping its free tier to focus on its paid-only services.
Hulu, co-owned by Disney, Fox, Comcast, and (with a recent investment) Time Warner, has been offering as its main specialty episodes of recently-aired TV shows, mainly from over-the-air networks. However, there’s been plenty of streaming video changes since its 2007 debut, thanks to rival streaming service Netflix taking off.
Read more Minorities in cartoons: “The Deep”
This week’s minorities in cartoons entry is “The Deep,” a 2015 CGI animated series about a family of underwater explorers.
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The world’s most popular apps I actually use
A study by research firm SensorTower reports that the world’s most popular apps (based on number of downloads) are largely[…]
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