Is There a Resurgente With Netflix?

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i feel like one of the issues that people had with netflicks for a long time was that its catalogue was always, like, very recent stuff. But what happened when nbc opened up their own streaming service, peacock? They immediately snatched back the office immediate and the streaming tears actually tell you how many different seasons of the office you get when you site up for them. I fell sole somdy people in dunger mifflin tea shirts. Tha bajobon, i never really got into it, so i don't understand it. It's just so fascinating to see how that develops. You are talking about phantom, and how these companies are trying to use phantom

Paris Marx is joined by Gita Jackson to discuss how streaming has altered the film and television industry, what happens as their business models are coming under question, and whether cinemas have reason to celebrate streaming’s woes.

Gita Jackson is a staff writer at Motherboard, Vice’s tech vertical. Follow Gita on Twitter at @xoxogossipgita.

Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.

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