The lure of binge-watching

Indians were likely to gobble up multiple episodes of television series in three days

When Reed Hastings, CEO of video streaming service Netflix, visited India earlier this month, there were reports that Indians were the fastest in the world when it came to binge-watching popular shows such as Narcos or Jessica Jones. Whereas the global average was four days, Indians were likely to gobble up multiple episodes of such television series in three days.
 
I received this news with the joy addicts feel when they come upon other addicts. For in the last few months I’ve gorged on shows like The Crown, The Good Wife, The Fall, Black Mirror, Orange Is the New