FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020 file photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Streaming services ranging from Netflix to Disney+ want us to stop sharing passwords. That's the new edict from the giants of streaming media, who hope to discourage the common practice of sharing account passwords without alienating their subscribers, who've grown accustomed to the hack.
Aniya Faulcon is The Spark Host/Producer for WITF. She has a passion for shining a light on unique people, experiences, and perspectives within the community.
Previously she worked as the People and Social Trends Reporter/Video Anchor for LancasterOnline | LNPNews. During her time there, she created video packages, provided Facebook Live coverage at community events, and wrote data-driven stories with census data and feature stories on local leaders, non-profit organizations, events, and people with unique talents and experiences within Lancaster County.
Aniya also worked at WMAR ABC 2 News as a Sales Assistant and at the AFRO American Newspapers as an Executive Assistant and Media correspondent. Aniya interned at WEAA Gospel Grace 88.9 and worked at her alma mater’s radio station, WWPJ at Point Park University, where she gained skills and a passion for radio.
Aniya grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and attended the Baltimore School for the arts for high school with a concentration in acting. She continued to hone her skills and passion for storytelling and later graduated from Point Park University in 2018 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting and Broadcast Reporting. Aniya is eager to continue her journey with storytelling in her role with WITF, as she aims to shed a light on real people and real stories within Pennsylvania in a variety of mediums.
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FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020 file photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Streaming services ranging from Netflix to Disney+ want us to stop sharing passwords. That's the new edict from the giants of streaming media, who hope to discourage the common practice of sharing account passwords without alienating their subscribers, who've grown accustomed to the hack.
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With so many streaming service options, cable, movie theatres, and conventional ways of consuming content is becoming less popular.
According to Grand View Research, since the start of the COVID-19, subscriptions and viewership has increased across all major services, like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, and Disney+.
The streaming industry is expected to be worth $330 billion by 2030, according to Cloud Wards.
On the contrary, according to Cloud Wards, in 2021, 67% of U.S. households had a paid TV subscription compared to a staggering 85% that had a video streaming service.
According to Forbes, movie ticket sales in the US were down 80% in 2020.
With so many new streaming options, cord-cutting has more become popular and the future of movie theatres has become uncertain.
Joey Randazzo, Audio/Visual Technical Manager at Franklin and Marshall College, said although streaming services are taking the world by storm, movie theatres and cable infrastructure will always have it’s place.
“We’re all connected to the cable company and that infrastructure that’s in place now is really necessary if we’re going to provide each of our homes access to high speed internet,” Randazzo said. “Without it there wouldn’t be streaming, not the way we know it.”
Randazzo said he decided to back out of his plan to buy the Marietta Theatre because there are more fun ways to throw away his money. However, he still believes movie theatres will continue to be successful and necessary.
“Maybe you don’t have to pay $100 to take your family out to see Downton Abbey the movie, wait a few weeks and see it at home,” Randazzo said. “But the next big Marvel free for all or Top Gun 2, it’s a treat and you definitely should experience some of that spectacle on the big screen.”
Randazzo said with so many options to consume content, we are getting disconnected from the world and the answer isn’t inside the box but it’s in finding a balance between real life and what’s being broadcast to you.