streaming era
On-demand viewing period
The streaming era is the period beginning in the 2010s when on-demand digital media—particularly music and video—became the dominant form of consumption, displacing physical media and downloads.
The term often carries implicit contrast with earlier eras: In the streaming era, album sales matter less than playlist placement.
It reshapes how content is valued, discovered, and monetized.
- bingeBout of excess
- binge watchView many episodes consecutively
- NetflixSubscription streaming service
- playlistArranged media collection
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
subscription · buffer · content · content creator · on-demand · autoplay · queue · true crime · marathon · watch party · original · platform · download · recommendation · cord-cutting · Spotify · viral · influencer
- Television Historygolden age, broadcast networks, network television, color TV, live broadcasts
- entertainment historyvaudeville, silent films, talkies, Hollywood, movie palaces
- social trendsincome inequality, feminism, social mobility, environmentalism, wealth gap
- TV historygolden age, Nielsen ratings, sitcoms, drama series, miniseries
- cinemafilm, films, film studios, movies, movie
- Modern FranceCharles de Gaulle, National Assembly, French politics, National Front, far right
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