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The streaming power of Netflix and Hulu and Amazon. I’ve decided to not repost NHAT starting December 1, 2021. You will still find new NHAT in my blog.

7 Netflix Facts by Jake Rossen

• Netflix was originally called Kibble.
• Executives used to make house calls when it first launched.
• Early subscribers got a lot of Chinese pornography.
• Staffers think people decide on a movie in two minutes.
• First Netflix original was an abstract test footage short.
• There was once a glitch in the Netflix matrix.
• Soon you will be able to stream Netflix programming in a Tesla.

7 Hulu Facts by Lisa Waugh

• Weekday afternoons are the best time to watch Hulu.
• Hulu offered 2,900 television series in 2014.
• 37% Millennials watch Hulu.
• Hulu was originally dubbed Clown Co.
• Hulu is available in the U.S. and Japan in 2014.
• Americans watch and average 1.4 billion ads a month on Hulu.
• Hulu could be worth eight billion in 2017.  (In 2018, it was worth 8.7 billion)

7 Amazon Facts by Mike Spohr

• Amazon lost $4.8 million in August 2013 when its website stopped for 40 minutes.
• Kindle was named Fiona in the developmental stages.
• First book sold was Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies by Douglas Hofstadte.
• Potential names for Amazon was Cadabra and Relentless.
• Amazon only sold books first.
• Jeff Bezo makes $81,840 salary per year.
• Amazon holds the patent on 1-Click buying.

7 Television Facts from Television History

• The word television was coined in 1900 by Russian scientist Constantin Perskyi.
• The first American television station started working in 1928.
• Over one million American homes had television in 1948.
• The first television satellite was launched in 1962.
• Over 600 million people watched the moon landings in 1969.
• The first television sets had 200 to 400 lines of resolutions.
• HD television standards were officially ratified in 1996.

7 Television Facts from Infoplease

• The television is on an average of 7 hours and 40 minutes a day in U.S. homes.
• The average American child sees about 200,000 violent acts on television by age 18.
• Kids ages 6 to 11 watch 19 hours and 49 minutes of television each week.
• The average household has 2.4 television sets. 
• 98% of U.S. households own at least one television set.
• 56% of children ages 8 to 16 have a television in their bedroom.
• 40% of Americans always or often watch television while eating dinner.