Netflix's Deal with Warner Brothers Is Not a Good Deal for Consumers

Akram's Razor submits:It's amazing what passes for financial news these days. CNBC, citing The Los Angeles Times as a source, just reported that Netflix (NFLX) might acquire Starz in a deal valued at around $3 billion.

Whether you want some streaming video options to help cut the cord or to beef up your entertainment options, two giants step right to the front – Netflix and Amazon Instant.

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Trefis submits: DVD rental and online movie streaming company Netflix (NFLX) reached an agreement with Warner Brothers (TWX), one of the biggest Hollywood movie studios, that focused on two important points of negotiation:

Dan Rayburn submits: Not much news usually takes place on the weekend, but on Saturday afternoon, Engadget.com posted multiple screenshots of an Amazon (AMZN) page offering free unlimited streaming of movies and TV shows.

Dan Rayburn submits: While most ISPs have been slow to build and deploy their own CDNs, we all know that it's only a matter of time before many of them bring content delivery in-house, especially for video. While third party CDNs still get most of the press, there are quite a few vendors with solutions in the market that are enabling telcos and ISPs to become their own content delivery network.

Amid lagging sales of DVD and Blu-Ray disks, a new group aims to spur purchases of high-definition digital content by making it easier to securely distribute, store, and play high-definition video on a wide range of devices. ?Project ,' backed by 's Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 's Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, disk drive ...