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Streaming service

Meaning in film & television, with examples

/ˈstriːmɪŋ ˌsɜːvɪs/nounCore term

In film & television, streaming service means: An online service that lets subscribers watch films and series over the internet whenever they want, often including its own original productions.

In Turkish: dijital platform, yayın platformu, dizi film platformu

How it is used

Also called a streaming platform or streamer. Streamers commission originals, buy licensed content and measure success by viewing hours and subscribers. Viewers stream a series, binge-watch a season or subscribe to a service.

Example sentences

  1. The series was made for a streaming service, so there are no ad breaks.

  2. Many Turkish dramas now reach Latin America through streaming services.

Common collocations

  • subscription streaming service
  • streaming original
  • stream a series
  • binge-watch
  • streaming rights
  • releaseTo make a film or series available to the public in cinemas, on TV or on streaming platforms. As a noun, a release is a film being shown or the act of showing it.
  • seriesA TV or streaming programme made of many episodes that share the same characters, subject or story.
  • distributorA company that buys the rights to show a film in a country or region and handles its release, marketing and delivery to cinemas or platforms.
  • ratingsMeasurements of how many people watch a TV programme, used by channels and advertisers to judge its success.

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