Author: Michael

While Netflix and other major Hollywood streamers have programmed their services to offer something for everyone, a group of smaller players has carved out their own path with more limited, more highly specific niches of interest.  Rather than challenging their premium counterparts, these specialty streamers focus on being “everything to someone” with complementary offerings that superserve a fandom. Among the most notable are Sony’s anime-focused Crunchyroll, Amazon’s movie-centric MGM+, BBC’s British TV haven BritBox, Jon Erwin’s Christian entertainment-centric Wonder Project, Roku’s budget-friendly and nostalgia-focused ad-supported streamer Howdy and AMC Global Media’s AMC+.  While individually smaller than heavyweights like Netflix and…

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