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Shorter series damage storytelling
November 22, 2023By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer Streaming services have negatively affected the entertainment industry in multiple ways, and one example is how companies like Netflix and Max continue to shorten TV seasons. This has been an issue since the late 2000s and expanded in the early 2010s, as programs went from an average of 20 episodes per season to a staggering nine-episode average in 2017. The increase in shorter seasons goes hand-in-hand with the rise of streaming services as platforms prioritize the quantity of new TV shows over the quality of longer seasons. Personally, I am not a fan of shorter…
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Disney+ makes an impressive debut with its extensive and diverse catalogue of content
November 26, 2019By: James Conn, SFU Student Watch out Netflix — another contender for the top streaming service has arrived in the form of Disney+. The highly anticipated streaming platform launched on November 12, and according to reports, it has already surpassed…
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Netflix to begin streaming all of Steph Millers’ family home videos
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2593" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Cord Cutter News[/caption] Fans and all current members of Steph Miller’s family, rejoice! As of June 1, the on-demand entertainment juggernaut Netflix is adding all of the Millers’ personal home movies to its…
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