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1. content does NOT have to come from traditional content providers anymore. We are all used to snippets and reality shows, so it will not be too long before you find content aggregators that will start to do distribution of thematic content (like car crashes, stupid videos, wedding drama's or grass root versions of "Cheeters", etc... ) that will leverage PC + TV for playback (in the living room) and the internet supply chain for distribution (to the living room). All of the components in that supply chain FLANK traditional actors, studio's, networks and distribution mediums. Where is netflick in that chain?

2. As ASP look to diversify there annuity income and revenue stream, plus leverage their captial investment in infrastructure and storage, look for THEM to form buying groups to become the next local "virtual" video store. The constraint of the PPV infra model is the cost off the equipment and infra... ironically that infra is ALL OVER THE PLAC to support the ASP model. So look for something to break there. the only challenge right now is DRM. Looks like the empire may have that in place and all we need now is to get the PC to the TV or the XBOX to the TV. Eitherway, that's the future mr. Netflicks... Nice to see you are on the bandwagon early... now mix up your content and grandfather those content aggregators and start to publish your own online TV shows....

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"Still, the company is looking to attract more video-streaming customers by broadening its content beyond its 12,000-plus digital titles. Netflix, which last October reached an agreement to stream from the 2,500 titles in the “Starz Play” broadband-subscription service, is looking to further boost its digital inventory by reaching agreements with such distributors as the Epix Channel, which Viacom, MGM and Lionsgate are set to launch later this year, McCarthy said.

“I’m confident that there’ll be a number of announcements between now and year-end on the content front,” said McCarthy, adding that the company would be “delighted” to license content from Epix." netflix CFO Barry McCarthy
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Is there some sort of constitutionally guaranteed right to media streaming that I am unaware of? Netflix is free to offer whatever content they desire. So are the studios (they own it after all).

Just because there is demand for an item does not mean that companies are legally bound to supply it. Whether its a wise move on the part of the studios to withhold content is another issue, but its still their decision to make regardless of how stupid it may seem.

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Then I realized that my queue is full of a bunch of crap that I would have never bothered to watch on DVD n the first place. Browsing the watch now collection is like rummaging through a fire sale bin. Instead of coming home with one item you really wanted you wind up with a grocery bag full of stuff you bought just because it was there.

A little of that goes a long way for me. Just give me the movies already.]]>May 19th 2009 10:24PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/May 20th 2009 12:46AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/May 20th 2009 10:27AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/May 20th 2009 10:46AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/Also, it's a good source of older movies that you wouldn't otherwise get around to watching.]]>May 20th 2009 11:38AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/May 20th 2009 1:14PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/May 20th 2009 1:55PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/http://hd.engadget.com/2009/05/19/netflix-cfo-talks-watch-now-slection-competition/May 20th 2009 3:20PM