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2020 vision: The year in film
Streaming services stepped up as viewers hunkered down, seeking connection
Uploaded: Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 11:26 am
2020 turned the world upside down in so many ways, causing upheaval to our every way of life.
Though movies are a relatively trivial example of the existential threat posed by COVID-19, Bay Area movie theaters were effectively shut down for most of the year, giving new life to socially-distanced drive-ins and a major shot in the arm to streaming services as Americans hunkered down in front of their TVs for their escapism. Disney+ emerged as a frontrunner in the streaming war and Quibi lost big, with Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, AppleTV+ and others still hanging tough.