Want to binge watch? New streaming TV services will make you wait


While it started among younger viewers, binge viewing of several episodes is now common among all age groups, Sappington said. — Reuters

LOS ANGELES: In 2013, Netflix Inc shook up television by delivering 13 episodes of House Of Cards in one batch, a move that helped popularise streaming video and fuelled a culture of binge watching.

But Apple Inc, Walt Disney Co and AT&T Inc are largely rejecting that path as they prepare their own efforts to hook the online audiences that embraced Netflix.

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