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Canadians seeing loads of seat time as binge viewing continues growth

TORONTO – Our love affair with binge-viewing popular programming shows no sign of slowing according to new research from Solutions Research Group.According to a survey of 1,000 Canadians the company conducted in August, almost half (45%) of online Canadians binge-viewed in the past month, averaging 3.8 episodes per session. Respondents reported they love watching on their own schedule, that there are no commercials and they’re happy about not having to wait a week for the next TV show. And the source of all this binging is no surprise: Mostly Netflix.Binging (defined as watching two or more episodes in a single...