Early Edition with Kate Hawkesby

One thing many of us have in common because of the global pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns is the ability to watch endless episodes of quality drama or movies on demand.  Sadly, that may well be about to change. Soon we might be paying more for fewer good options.  You might recall earlier this year when Netflix disclosed that it lost subscribers for the first time in a decade. When the streaming leader started to stumble, it set off a mass questioning about streaming services in general. Although streaming entertainment remains viable, the way we receive it and how it’s paid for will undoubtedly change. Streaming platform commentators believe the total potential market for Netflix might be 400 million customers worldwide, rather than one billion, which Netflix had long said it was reaching for.  You might wonder why Netflix and some other streaming services are releasing episodes of series one at a time or in batches rather than all at once for our bingeing pleasure, that’s partly a result of growth con