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Netflix Is Becoming Just Another TV Channel

An anonymous reader writes: Netflix revealed in a blog post that it will not renew its contract with Epix, meaning you won't be able to watch movies like The Hunger Games and World War Z through the service anymore. With the increase in cord-cutters and more original content, Netflix is positioning itself to be like any other TV channel (one that owns its own distribution model) and is betting that customers won't miss the Epix content. Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos says, "While many of these movies are popular, they are also widely available on cable and other subscription platforms at the same time as they are on Netflix and subject to the same drawn out licensing periods."

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  1. Re:Netflix is a transition light bulb by sexconker · · Score: 1, Troll

    as the incandescent-fluorescent-CFL-LED progressed, cable-sat-stream will evolve.

    Light bulbs went from good and cheap to shitty and expensive to less shitty and less expensive to decent and very expensive.
    How does that relate to tv/etc.? Shit don't jive.