2020 was year of streaming, both a windfall and a glut

Corporate behemoths Disney and Apple kicked off their challenge to Netflix in November of 2019 with the launch of their streaming platforms, adding even more competitive energy to a marketplace that already included Hulu, Amazon Prime and CBS All Access, as well as several other smaller contenders.

In the spring, just as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, three more companies joined the fray: HBO Max, Peacock and Quibi.

With the dire realities of COVID-19 making it clear that movie studios could either shelve their big titles indefinitely or make them available digitally, 2020 became the Year of Streaming. Here’s a look:

10 defining TV moments from 2020

Alex Trebek. Presidential debate bluster. George Floyd. Here are a selection of defining television moments of 2020.