AS WE PLOW FORWARD through the interminable 2020s, let us not forget the long 2010s, bookended by the bankruptcy of Blockbuster and the beginnings of global Netflix on one end, and the flurry of platform launches on the other. Netflix was once the undisputed streamer supreme, having beaten back such early challengers as Vimeo, Facebook Watch, Sony’s Crackle, Walmart’s Vudu, and Google’s YouTube Red-turned-Premium. However, it is now forced to share the field with a host of rivals, including Disney+, Peacock, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime Video, and HBO Max (which recently joined forces with Discovery). Some companies have transformed themselves from film and TV distributors into full-fledged studios. Others have moved aggressively to create an outlet that connects their films with viewers around the world.