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Netflix Prepares to Send Its Final Red Envelope – The New York Times

by dldamore

Netflix Prepares to Send Its Final Red Envelope – The New York Times:

In a nondescript office park minutes from Disneyland sits a nondescript warehouse. Inside this nameless, faceless building, an era is ending.

The building is a Netflix DVD distribution plant. Once a bustling ecosystem that processed 1.2 million DVDs a week, employed 50 people and generated millions of dollars in revenue, it now has just six employees left to sift through the metallic discs. And even that will cease on Friday, when Netflix officially shuts the door on its origin story and stops mailing out its trademark red envelopes.

*Netflix was able to innovate and move from distribution to a new technological business model and thrive at the dawn of a new industry we call streaming.

What Is Most Popular on Streaming Platforms? Old Network TV Shows – The New York Times

by dldamore

What Is Most Popular on Streaming Platforms? Old Network TV Shows – The New York Times:

“The Office,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Criminal Minds” represent three genres that have been mainstays in American entertainment — workplace comedies, and medical and crime dramas. They also feature a combined library of 830 episodes, which significantly boosted them in the Nielsen lists, which ranked shows based on total minutes watched. (“Grey’s Anatomy” is still running on ABC and is in its 17th season.)

 

The list seemed to confirm earlier findings that Americans favored comfort and escapist entertainment, in addition to news, as the nation confronted a public health emergency, massive social unrest and a searing presidential election.

*The text above is in reverse order.