‘What’s Netflix?’ High culture fans embrace the new mass medium

UK-based performing arts platform Marquee TV says its subscriber base has doubled since national lockdowns forced the closure of prestigious venues like London’s Royal Opera House, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, and the New York Metropolitan Opera (pic). — AFP

Older ballet and opera lovers deprived of their high-culture fix because of shuttered theaters and concert halls are taking the plunge into video streaming for the first time.

UK-based performing arts platform Marquee TV says its subscriber base has doubled since national lockdowns forced the closure of prestigious venues like London’s Royal Opera House, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, and the New York Metropolitan Opera. Many of the newcomers are still unfamiliar with TV on-demand.