Streaming services were one of the few winners from the pandemic.

The show, so many shows.

Netflix had Tiger King, Joe Exotic for the people of America.

And Squid Game.

Here's the first game.

You will be playing red light and green light.

Encanto turned into a worldwide smash on Disney Plus, right, Bruno?

And right now, people are flipping out about severance on Apple Plus.

I'm a leader who cares about his employees and takes their request seriously.

But then, Netflix says its customer base has fallen by 200,000 subscribers during the January-to-March period.

CNN's foray into streaming service has collapsed a month after its launch.

The pandemic's binge boom seems to have burst.

I'm Gustavo Riani.

You're listening to The Times, Daily News from the LA Times.

It's Monday, May 2, 2022.

Today, the winners and losers in the streaming wars

and how providers are handling the post-quarantine subscriber drop.

Ryan Fonder is a film business reporter for Los Angeles Times,

and he covers all things streaming for us.

Ryan, welcome to the Times.

Thanks for having me again.

Man, I remember when Netflix was just DVDs and red envelopes and mailboxes and mailboxes.

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