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[ NNSquad ] Netflix Pursues Cable-TV Deals
Netflix Pursues Cable-TV Deals
http://j.mp/16YSAUD (WSJ)
"Currently, customers who want to stream Netflix on their TV sets
either need Internet-connected TVs or must switch to a different
TV-input to get a Netflix signal from connected devices such as game
consoles or Web-TV boxes such as the Apple TV box. Netflix retained
its billing relationship with customers in the Virgin Media deal. A
hangup in the talks with at least two operators is that Netflix is
insisting that they also take on its special technology designed to
improve the delivery of its streaming video, people familiar with the
matter say. The technology is part of its Open Connect program and
consists of special servers Netflix wants to connect directly into
broadband providers' networks. Netflix believes the technology is
critical to make sure its service provides the best quality to
viewers, the people say. So far, Internet providers Comcast, Time
Warner Cable Inc., TWC -0.99% AT&T Inc. T +0.15% and Verizon
Communications Inc. VZ +0.49% have declined to use the technology,
concerned that such an arrangement could lead other online services to
ask for special treatment, the people familiar with the matter say."
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--Lauren--
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