Summary: High speed internet has transformed home entertainment. In the past two decades, Netflix has grown from a California-based mail order DVD outfit to a global streaming service with more than 100 million subscribers. In New Zealand, Lightbox has more than 300,000 subscribers. The once-dominant subscription TV service Sky TV, meanwhile, is in a seemingly terminal decline. On-demand, streaming TV has spawned a so-called "golden age" in television. And it's encouraged a new kind of viewing: "binge-watching". In this episode of Superfad, hosts Laura Walters and Katie Kenny are joined on the couch by technical producer Alex Liu to indulge in five hours of bingeing on a true crime series. (Don't worry, you get the highlights and insights, not the full version.) TV and movie reviewer Kate Rodger reveals her binge-watching addiction - and what it's done to her love life. And we hear some choice insights about the different types of shows consumed by Kiwis. Which are the most voraciously binged? Read more about the binge-watching craze on Stuff: stuff.co.nz/superfad And join the Superfad Facebook group to share your thoughts on this trend, and others: https://www.facebook.com/groups/186422305302755/ Katie and Laura are hosting Facebook live videos each Monday, where they will answer your questions, and take you behind the scenes: https://www.facebook.com/Stuff.co.nz/
