The increasing popularity of global media content like American TV series has been considered as one notable factor associated with binge-watching practices, or continuously consuming media content in a single session.
With the massive global expansion of streaming platforms like Netflix—which had more than 154 million subscribers in over 190 countries in 2019—this practice of marathon viewing of televised content has gradually become a "new ritual" for many viewers.
But not without a price.
Indeed, an American Academy of Sleep Medicine survey in 2019 found 88% of American adults reported a lack of sleep due to binge-watching television and streaming series.
As the use of online streaming services to consume televised content is becoming more common globally, the problem of binge-watching behavior may also become a global phenomenon.
[...] It is inevitable that binge-watching has become a new normal among today's audiences. Yet, given the negative health ramifications associated with it, can we move beyond that? We could try savoring one episode at one time in a slow watching practice.
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Friday February 14 2020, @08:35PM
I see. I'm not the customer Crave is aiming for.
I subscribe to Crave because there are specific things I want to watch and they happen to be on Crave. Specifically, at the moment, Dr. Who and Picard. And I always stop after an episode, even if I plan to watch the next episode soon.
But Netflix does cater to my kind of customer. They seem content to let me watch what I've chosen.
They're not as pushy as Crave either, which I appreciate. There's very little that Crave tries to push onto me that I'm actually interested in.