Nickelodeon is launching its own subscription streaming service
There are few boons to the modern parent more useful than the online streaming service. Gone are the days of quieting feral baby monsters with a battered VHS of All Dogs Go To Heaven 2 on endless repeat; now, with Netflix and Hulu as their babysitters, a generation of grateful parents can wrest a few moments of respite from the claws of their ravening spawn. Still, even Netflix’s library is finite, and eventually even the most saintly parent will reach the point where one more trip through Pac-Man And The Ghostly Adventures will send them screaming into the night. Sure, streaming Game Of Thrones on HBO Go can buy some time and teach the kids valuable conflict resolution skills, but it’s going to raise red flags with teachers and Social Services when little Jayden mounts his enemies’ severed heads on the playground’s blood-spattered walls.