PC Magazine - USA (2019-11)

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apps that are available on your hardware of choice,
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On-Demand Streaming Services
These are the services you’re probably already familiar
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whatever you want whenever you want (depending on
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originals are prestige programming, some are foreign
imports, some are cheap junk.

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and while that’s still part of its business, streaming is
what it’s known for now. It’s got a slew of original
shows, far too many to mention here. The company
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