Streaming Services Have Finally Run Out of New Shows. Kind of.
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 5:08 pm
Every couple weeks during the pandemic, a different friend has asked me the same question: When are we going to run out of new TV shows?
Not yet, I’d tell them. Production had stopped or slowed just about everywhere, so it stood to reason that we’d see the impact on screen. Yet while broadcast networks suffered almost right away, streaming services were in a better position. Netflix had banked a lot of series and kept telling investors it would not reduce its output.
As the pandemic dragged on far longer than any of us expected, streaming services reiterated their confidence... See more on Bloomberg.com
Not yet, I’d tell them. Production had stopped or slowed just about everywhere, so it stood to reason that we’d see the impact on screen. Yet while broadcast networks suffered almost right away, streaming services were in a better position. Netflix had banked a lot of series and kept telling investors it would not reduce its output.
As the pandemic dragged on far longer than any of us expected, streaming services reiterated their confidence... See more on Bloomberg.com