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I had the same thought as some have expressed here, Time Warner taking a shot at Netflix,,really? Time Warner ?? But the article makes some valid points. When
by mayukh 16y ago
I had the same thought as some have expressed here, Time Warner taking a shot at Netflix,,really? Time Warner ??
But the article makes some valid points. When Netflix started it wasn't viewed as a direct threat to the content owners. Nflix served as the physical distribution arm (and a very very efficient one at that) for media houses. But now with streaming the game is changing.
Each of the players can now setup their own web based distribution base, why would they need Netflix anymore?
Plus there's more competition now. When Netflix launched it was the only one that did what it did (true bb tried, but they were poorly run). With streaming in addition to each Media conglomerates own websites there's also Hulu and lets not forget big dog Google (Youtube and Google TV).
In short content owners have options now, that didn't before. I trust Netflix will come out of this strong, they're a great company with some really smart people, but its not going to be easy