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Netflix(NFLX) says “binge-watching” television shows is the “new normal” with viewers. A survey of nearly 1,500 Netflix streaming subscribers by Harris Interactive found that binge-watching is a widespread behavior among this group, with 61% binge-watching regularly, the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company reported. A majority (73%) defined binge-watching as watching two to six episodes of the same TV show in one sitting. Netflix (NFLX) pioneered the practice of giving subscribers entire seasons of TV shows to watch, rather than doling out an episode a week as broadcast and cable channels do. And with the recent survey, it tooted its own horn pretty loudly. Comedians like to make fun of Netflix for the binge-viewing trend and the service’s movie recommendation engine. After Netflix posted its recent binge-watching survey, CollegeHumor writer Patrick Cassels tweeted , “Mad props to ‘Moby Dick’ on using the Netflix model and releasing all its chapters at once.” Scalper1 News
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