Netflix Gets Into The Original Content Game, Buys Upcoming Show For $100m

Post by jerephil » Wed, Mar 16, 2011, 11:18 PM UTC

warfangle wrote: post #45

kjksf wrote: post #22

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Throttling (to the point that it degrades the quality of online video) or caps will mostly work against ISPs. Sure, netflix uses a lot of bandwidth, bo so does youtube, hulu, TechCrunch TV or Khan Academy. The online video is here and will only grow, so ISPs will have to get on with the program or face backlash from their users. If ISPs target netflix specifically, there will be PR disaster for them, possible anti-tr…

Will it really work against the ISPs? I have three choices in my area: 768kbps - 1mbps adsl through Verizon, 15mbps (nominally, typically 3mbps during peak hours) cable through Cablevision, or 3-6mbps high latency Clear 4G. Not sure how the third option would hold up for streaming netflix - the first definitely would not. So really, I don't have any choice about it, so I have no leverage. So capping it won't work aga…