Streaming wars could reach Stalingrad-levels during social distancing: One industry that seems better poised to benefit from social distancing is the media. And when it comes to being stuck at home, never has the time for binge watching been more essential. The covid-19 crisis hit just a few months after the so-called streaming wars reached a crescendo, with Disney releasing its streaming platform on 12 November.

Read this to save hours on decision time: With so many streaming options available now competing heavily for our eyeballs, you might feel lucky that some of our writers are already used to going days on end working from home. We’ll take a dive into the streaming platforms out there, give them a review, with our recommendations for what’s on their menus. It’s worth noting, however, that there is no better way to kill time than spending more minutes deciding what to watch than actually watching. If you’re into that thrill, please skip this section.

We’re only recommending original programming: A significant portion of the content on these services is licenced from other channels and is syndicated, including Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Rick and Morty, and Mad Men. We are hence, only noting original programming by these streaming services.

Also, there’s also a good bet your favorite TV show or movie is on Youtube and its copyright holders have still not gotten it taken off. In these tough times, I think we can be forgiven for saying that these are fair game (though not fair use).

This could be the time to invest in a good VPN, as unfortunately many of these services are unavailable in Egypt. To unlock a lot of these streaming websites, friends of ours have recommended ExpressVPN, and SurfSHark. All of them have a free trial period.