Netflix in Talks to Offer Streaming Through Cable Services
Initially, Netflix was seen as competition to these cable providers, but as the old adage goes, if you can’t beat ’em, add them as an additional option to your cable services. Reuters points out that even if these talks that Hastings is having with cable companies about offering Netflix has part of their cable package come to fruition, it could still take quite a while for the plan to actually be implemented and offered, as Netflix would have to rework licensing deals in order to actually get their offerings allowed to be offered through cable. It is also noted that taking Netflix off of the Internet and putting it onto cable would help alleviate the bandwidth issues ISPs face when dealing with Netflix streaming.
If these talks do come to fruition and some kind of deal is actually worked on, Netflix being offered through regular ol’ cable does seem a more convenient for users, in use, and considering the fact that streaming Netflix video won’t mean you’re bogging down your whole house’s bandwidth. Hopefully we’ll get word on any kind of agreement sooner rather than later.
(via Reuters)
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