What does "direct-to-streaming" mean?

Of a motion picture, initially released on digital streaming platforms without prior showings in cinemas or on television.

Direct-to-streaming

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Of a motion picture, initially released on digital streaming platforms without prior showings in cinemas or on television. not-comparable
"In fact, Songbird looks like any other unexceptional direct-to-streaming title, with a few warehouse-industrial locations and a supporting cast of familiar (and presumably very available) faces who spend most of the movie Steven Seagal-style, sitting in place."

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"In fact, Songbird looks like any other unexceptional direct-to-streaming title, with a few warehouse-industrial locations and a supporting cast of familiar (and presumably very available) faces who spend most of the movie Steven Seagal-style, sitting in place."

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