This kind of thing is such a "love language" for me. My husband and I are long distance and have been for over 8 years, with some exceptions.

Spending time together watching things on the phone, listening to podcasts etc is something that makes me extremely happy and a big thing we bond over.

It's also the main way I express love to my best platonic friend, who now lives in another country from me. Every Tuesday night, and sometimes Thursdays as well, we do what we call a "yeet" where we get stoned and watch shows together or play videogames. Since our friendship arose out of our "fandoms" for things like Lord of the Rings, and we're always discovering new shows and things we love (like RuPaul's Drag Race), it's such a beautiful way to bond.

Both platonically and romantically. "Shared attention on a third thing we both enjoy" is such an underrated love language especially if it then sparks discussion. Whether it's my husband or my bestie, we always get inspired to go down conversational rabbit holes about what we watched or listened to together afterwards. Usually ends up becoming a philosophical or spiritual discussion as well.

These are the two most important relationships in my life, I don't get to spend as much physical time with either of them as I would like, and yet I have such a deep bond with them and each one has lasted for over a decade (my husband and I were friends before we started romantically seeing each other).

So yeah, long distance is definitely possible. It requires consistent habits and certain aligned preferences for how you share time (one of my other best friends hates watching things virtually so I can't spend as much quality time with her as I do with my other friend). But it's definitely possible.