In the past, people watched television at specific times. Families sat together in the living room during prime time. They watched their favorite shows, but they had to wait one week for a new episode. If they missed a show, they had to wait months for a rerun. There were also many commercial breaks.
Then, Netflix changed everything. It started as a DVD rental company, but it soon became a streaming service. Today, millions of subscribers pay to use it. Now, we can choose what to watch and when to watch it. This is called on-demand entertainment.
Netflix made binge-watching very popular. When Netflix releases a new show, it often uploads all the episodes at the same time. Viewers can watch many hours of television in one day. They do not have to wait, and there are no commercial breaks. This makes watching TV very exciting.
Now, Netflix also makes its own original content. Famous shows like Stranger Things are popular all over the world. Many people do not pay for normal cable TV anymore. This new habit of cord-cutting is very common now. Television changed forever because of Netflix.