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Netflix launch reduces BitTorrent use

Netflix launch reduces BitTorrent useJoe Hanlon of TechRadar: Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says that there is a correlation between the Netflix launching in a country and BitTorrent traffic slowing down in the same region. If you stream it, they will pay.

In Brief: How Reed Hastings Almost Undid Netflix

Greg Sandoval, writing at CNET: For most of the former Netflix employees who moved to Qwikster, their old jobs had been filled. They no longer had a place at the company. I once asked “What is going on at Netflix?” I wasn’t alone, either. Reed Hastings definitely failed all of his customers in the …

Hulu will eventually require a cable subscription

Our source noted that Hulu has no interest in being a first mover here and that a requirement for authentication is likely still a few years out. Hulu, however, does want to be a good partner and may have to give in to its partners’ pressure soon or later. via techcrunch.com This is a damn shame. …