• krashmo@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Late to streaming? Netflix was the first big time streaming service that I ever heard of. The main reason their streaming service was able to take off like it did is that nobody else of significance thought that streaming was worth pursuing. What other companies were offering streaming services at anything approaching scale before Netflix?

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      10 hours ago

      YouTube and Hulu were basically all starting about the same time. But RealPlayer was the first big one.

      Netflix just had the layout that everyone uses now. The Cable networks had streaming services, just not on demand. YouTube and Hulu also pioneered the on demand layout. YouTube focused on personal experiences so maybe that’s why you’re forgetting them