

They are called software suites or sometimes are referred to as media servers. These sorts of services do, in fact, exist. If you have thought this before (and even if you have not), I have a bit of great news for you. Why is there not a monolithic portal, a one-stop-shop for all of my media content? Maybe you’ve had this thought before: it would be so nice if I could access all of my digital and streaming media services in one convenient location one piece of software that would let me access every single one of my services, shows, and movies without having to constantly hop from app to app, site to site, screen to screen. – and almost all of these various digital media platforms are inconveniently propped up across different devices, apps, domains, and operating systems. I don’t know about you, but most of the people that I know (myself included), even if we do not take the time out to acknowledge it on a daily basis, are consuming some sort of media almost all of the time – whether it takes the form of movies, music, TV series, the sharing of photos/videos/memes, podcasts, social networking, websites, etc. And as technology continues to increase in its role of importance in our lives (and do not get it twisted, it certainly will), it will continue to grow until it becomes a literal extension of humankind. Today, unlike any time in history before now, thanks to an inundation of streaming services and digital content, media has become all but engrained into our cultural DNA. In the 21st century, one of the most important amenities for many people is access to all of the numerous forms of media that we have at our disposal.
