06-09-2026 10:00 via cbc.ca

Streaming platforms face backlash as analog nostalgia fuels 'slow media' market

In a '90s-style mall in Hanmer, Ont., "Strickly Nostalgia" offers analog movies, music, and games to people yearning for the era before digital streaming. Researchers say the market for retro is driven by the tactile feel of discs and tapes, the rise of nostalgia in popular media, and being able to keep something in one's own collection that a streaming service can't take away.
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