Keeping up with the streaming wars is hard work. The movies and shows keep moving around, everyone is always bundling and then unbundling, and services like Paramount Plus and Hulu seem to be both growing fast and only barely holding onto existence.
That’s why, once a year on The Vergecast, we take a moment and take stock of the streaming landscape. By drafting our favorite services! The goal is to figure out what’s working, what isn’t, and which services are likely to be on top 12 months from now.
We recorded this episode live onstage at SXSW — thanks to everyone who came out and saw us! — and started by recapping last year’s results. Here they are:
Nilay Patel’s picks: TikTok, the Disney bundle, YouTube TV with Sunday Ticket,…