streaming media

Online continuous playback

Streaming media is audio or video content delivered continuously over the internet and played as it arrives, rather than downloaded completely before playback.

The technology enables services like Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube, where users watch or listen without waiting for files to finish transferring.

We canceled cable and just use streaming media now.

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subscription models · Vimeo · watch party · transcoding · webcasting · 5G networks · cord-cutting · OTT · Spotify · Hulu · skip intro · content creator · bandwidth · Twitch · video on demand · Apple Music · on-demand · podcasts

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delivery method

streaming mediadigital downloads

Electronically delivered files

file transfer

physical vs. digital distribution

streaming mediaphysical media

Content on tangible formats

DVDs · Blu-rays · CDs · vinyl records · VHS tapes

broadcast model

streaming mediabroadcast television

Free over-the-air programming

radio broadcast · cable television · appointment viewing · linear TV · live television

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G