Confronted with more choice than had been available to earlier generations, we panicked about making the wrong one and paying for a dud. The term “analysis paralysis” predates on-demand streaming and was coined before the dawn of video rentals too. The same streamers that market themselves on their ultra-wide libraries of content now also do their utmost to guide subscribers to particular destinations. As streamers behave more like linear broadcasters, the linear crowd are resolving to be more streamer-like. But as odd as it might seem, the idea of offering a little more control and choice, yet not full control and choice, is where it sees the audio market going.

Source: The Irish Times June 07, 2021 11:50 UTC