Description
This podcast episode focuses on the ever increasing epidemic of binge watching, more specifically how it relates to the differences between Netflix and the current cable networks. Netflix is a form of new media that has used a bottom up consumer driven process as their business model. As a result, more and more original shows are “bingeable” and their episodes are being released all at once. This shift from an episode a week has completely revolutionized T.V. and in this episode we explore what is next for Netflix, Cable T.V., and the industry as a whole.
Sources
- This Binge Watching Chart Might Save Your Life
- What Happens to Your Brain When You Binge Watch a Series
- Why ‘Stranger Things’ is the Future of Storytelling
- The Scariest Part Of ‘Stranger Things 2’? Social Media Domination
- Mindhunter is Netflix’s most binge-worthy show yet
[…] The Netflix And Binge Watching podcast is my most informal podcast. Other podcasts had a full or partial script, but for this podcast, Spenser, the podcast’s producer, and I only used an outline. The outline consisted of four parts, one for each part of our podcast. The podcast started with a general overview of how Netflix began as a DVD by mail service and evolved into a video streaming service. Next, we discussed how Netflix differs from cable TV and other streaming sites such as HBO. We then turned to the main topic of our podcast, the Binge Watching Epidemic. Spenser and I debated whether or not binge watching has become an epidemic. I argued that there is an epidemic because data shows that binge watching can cause weight gain, depression, and other problems. Spenser argued that people who binge watch would spend their time online anyway, so they would suffer the same consequences regardless of whether or not they were binge watching. We concluded our podcast by summarizing Netflix’s accomplishments and how cable companies may respond to people’s increased interest in binge watching. […]
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