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July 16th 2011

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Studios are starting to play hardball with Netflix - CNN Money

Told you. Get ready for your Nexflix subscription to start costing what it’s actually worth.

(via chartier)

Posted at 7:21pm and tagged with: tech, technology, media, internet, attention,.

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Pachter predicts Netflix’s streaming content licensing costs will rise from $180 million in 2010 to a whopping $1.98 billion in 2012.

When streaming video was new, Netflix was able to secure contracts with the likes of Warner Bros. Studios and MTV to license big TV and film catalogues for about $5 million to $10 million per year. This time around, Pachter says, those costs could increase more than tenfold.

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