Talk:Binge-watching

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Ambiguity
Binge-watching is vaguely described in the lead. It states that it "is the practice of watching television for longer time spans than usual." The term "usual" holds a lot of ambiguity and differs from person to person. Instead of the lead claiming "longer time spans than usual," there should be a more detailed measure of time.
 * Also, I'm not exactly sure if the image on this page is relevant. I realize Breaking Bad is a show well-known for binge-watching but at first glance, the it appears the page has a direct connection with the show. Meatsgains (talk) 22:44, 10 November 2013 (UTC)
 * A fair point, but on balance I think the graphic associates the concept of binge watching with a clear example of its practice. Do you think a collection of TV show logos would clarify the concept? SnappingTurtle (talk) 17:43, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

Survey
It could be interesting to add the Netflix survey on binge-watching: http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Unsurprising-Netflix-Survey-Indicates-People-Like-Binge-Watch-TV-61045.html --Sofffie7 (talk) 12:22, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Great find! In my previous post on the talk page I was asking for a more detailed definition of 'binge-watching'. The source you provided included just what I was looking for. I'm sure there is a lot of important content on the page that deserves place on this article if you would like to add it. Meatsgains (talk) 06:20, 12 February 2014 (UTC)


 * Agreed, great find. SnappingTurtle (talk) 17:39, 1 March 2014 (UTC)

What doesn’t work for this article is that the information does not include more information about the research conducted for the information in this article. If the person who wrote the Wikipedia page would have put more of that information into the article, then the research would be more credible and then the information would be more accurate and easier to find at the source. There should be a bit more information on this page, the information should go more in depth than what the article has. What works for this article is the background information on binge watching, I like the fact that this article gives the origin of where binge watching comes from. http://medcitynews.com/2015/07/binge-watching-health-television-netflix/?rf=1 I suggest this article because it gives a lot of good information about how binge watching effects health. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 104.174.133.89 (talk) 02:05, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
 * What research information do you suggest we include? Your request is a bit ambiguous. I'd be glad to help if you could be more specific. Thanks! Meatsgains (talk) 04:04, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Including a survey of the amount of binge-watching done during quarantine could provide an idea of the increase of this activity. I would expect that more people would have subscribed to streaming platforms in 2020 as those platforms were releasing content all at once. https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/12/16/22838792/binge-watching-weekly-tv-netflix-hbo-max-disney-plus The article mentions how 2020 was the year for binge-watching as there was an increase in subscribers, while in 2021, streaming services returned to weekly releases. --K09.a25 (talk) 00:41, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Opposite
In case you were wondering what the opposite of a binge-watch is, it's a blackout. --  Denelson83  04:19, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Cultural Impact; Emil Steiner research
I feel as though this paragraph doesn't add information to the article on the whole, because it is vague and difficult to understand. For instance, it mentions six different motivations, but it doesn't name any of them. I feel that this section ought to be made clearer, or cut for clarity. Thanks -S 81.149.101.147 (talk) 21:44, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Effects on advertising
I would like to add a new section about binge-watching's effects on advertising. It poses a real challenge for ad-supported streaming services. So far, I've found some research that has been done on this topic and some examples of how streamers are changing their ad formats in response. Thoughts? Kaevin05 (talk) 07:06, 29 February 2020 (UTC)

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