last gasp before they scale back
I expect only 3 or 4 streamers to survive after the next few years
Agreed. People already have a tough time keeping up with all the countless shows out there. Let alone far too many streaming platforms in the mix now too.
It's kind of crazy looking back to the late-90s or early-2000s. I remember one of the big crazes was often the DVD box sets for seasons. The networks and studios were seemingly making plenty of $ off of those once seasons had wrapped up. Back when DVD prices were on the higher end. People wanting to rewatch their favorite episodes or seasons before the days of more easily locating streaming / downloadable episodes, or when people would upload full stuff on Youtube when it arrived in the mid-2000s.