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What is the history of the media streaming services (how and when were they established)? What led to their growth in popularity and how are they viewed now?

Academic/Scholarly Articles:

  • Unveiling Latent Behaviors of Video Viewers with Cross- Platform Information. Conference paper in Proceedings of the 27th Workshop on Network and Operating Systems Support for Digital Audio and Video, 2017. Link. Keywords: User behavior; movie streaming.
  • Is Streaming Media Becoming Mainstream? Conference paper in Proceedings of the ninth ACM international conference on Multimedia, 2001. Link. Keywords: Multimedia traffic; streaming; media management.
  • Two Decades of Internet Video Streaming: A Retrospective View. Conference paper in ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, 2013. Link. Keywords: User demand; streaming development; technological advances.

General News:

  • The evolution of streaming video services, in 4 charts. News story in Digiday, 2018. Link. Keywords: Original content; subscriptions; revenue.
  • The history of video streaming services. News story in theSkimm, 2019. Link. Keywords: Original content; platforms.

Technological/Finance News:

  • Streaming accounts for nearly one-fifth of total US TV watching, according to Nielsen. News story in Techcrunch, 2020. Link. Keywords: Consumer survey; streaming distribution.
  • There’s Too Many Damn Streaming Services, Study Finds. News story in Vice, 2019. Link. Keywords: Paywall exclusives; piracy; subscription fatigue.

How has streaming services such as Netflix impacted older/more traditional ways to watch (ie. Blockbuster, cable TV, etc.)?

Academic/Scholarly Articles:

  • For the Love of Cinema: Teaching Our Passion In and Outside the Classroom. Book published by Indiana University Press, 2017. Link. Keywords: streaming, education
  • Netflix, Dead or Alive. Book chapter in Captive Audience: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age, Yale University Press, 2013. Link. Keywords: Netflix, business
  • REDBOX VS. RED ENVELOPE, OR CLOSING THE WINDOW ON THE BRICKS -AND-MORTAR VIDEO STORE. Book chapter in On-Demand Culture: Digital Delivery and the Future of Movies, Rutgers University Press, 2013. Link. Keywords: brick and mortar, store

General News:

  • The Last Blockbuster on Earth Is a Northwest Destination. News story from KTVB, 2019. Link. Keywords: Blockbuster, nostalgia
  • Streaming TV's Boom Is a Mixed Blessing for Some Hollywood Writers. News story in The New York Times, 2020. Link. Keywords: Hollywood, jobs

Technological/Finance News:

  • A Look Back At Why Blockbuster Really Failed And Why It Didn't Have To. News story in Forbes Magazine, 2014. Link. Keywords: Blockbuster, social
  • What Is The Netflix Effect? News story in Forbes Magazine, 2019. Link. Keywords: Netflix, consumers view content, film industry
  • How the Netflix Model Impacts the Environment, Economy and Society. News story in The Guardian, 2014. Link. Keywords: Netflix, environment, economy, society

What is the perception of the streaming services (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, etc) in the public? Who uses these? In what ways? How much time do people spend on it?

Academic/Scholarly Articles:

  • The Langston Co. EXECUTIVE REPORT Consumer Behavior & Expectations In Today’s Changing Media Landscape. Sept. 2019, Link. Key Words: Consumer behavior, Behavioral and value drivers.
  • Pew Research Center. “61% Of Young Adults in U.S. Watch Mainly Streaming TV.” Pew Research Center, 13 Sept. 2017, Link. Key Words: media habits of young American teens/adults, data.

General News:

  • Griffith, Eric. “Netflix vs. Hulu: Streaming Service Showdown.” PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2019, Link. Key Words: Netflix vs. Hulu, price, content, add-ons.
  • Rodriguez, Ashley. “People Are Using Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime in Very Different Ways.” Quartz, Quartz, 18 Jan. 2018, Link. Key Words: How US audiences spend their time streaming video.
  • Ewing, Jeff. “Market Research Highlights Netflix's Continued Dominance Of The SVOD Market.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, 10 Dec. 2018, Link. Key Words: Netflix remains at “the top of the food chain” in terms of SVOD (subscription video on demand) market.

Technological/Finance News:

  • Bouma, Luke. “Comparing Data Usage for Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon.” Cord Cutters News, 5 Mar. 2019, Link. Key Words: Data usage, data caps.
  • Cook, Sam. “60+ Streaming Statistics & Facts: TV, Video, and Music [2019 Edition].” Comparitech, 28 Mar. 2019, Link. Key Words: stats pointing to the unstoppable growth of digital streaming.