This article (previously featured on HN) mentioned that Netflix pays much less than cable: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-execs-privately-netfl

This article (previously featured on HN) mentioned that Netflix pays much less than cable: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-execs-privately-netflix-71957 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-execs-privat.... I think the point of that statement is that Hulu pays much less than $100,000 per episode.