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01-03-2008, 09:41 AM
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Netflix has struck a deal with LG that will allow Netflix to build a movie system directly into televisions or set-top boxes. The company's goal is to be a universal movie-download channel that's available on a variety of devices, so additional deals are expected. According to the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/technology/03netflix.html?_r=1&ref=media&oref=slogin):Reed Hastings, chief executive of Netflix, said he hoped to strike other such deals and that Netflix would soon be viewed as a movie channel that might appear on myriad devices. "We want to be integrated on every Internet-connected device, game system, high-definition DVD player and dedicated Internet set-top box," he said. "Eventually, as TVs have wireless connectivity built into them, we ll integrate right into the television."
The company has already been offering broadband film downloads via their website for more than a year.
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Netflix has struck a deal with LG that will allow Netflix to build a movie system directly into televisions or set-top boxes. The company's goal is to be a universal movie-download channel that's available on a variety of devices, so additional deals are expected. According to the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/technology/03netflix.html?_r=1&ref=media&oref=slogin):Reed Hastings, chief executive of Netflix, said he hoped to strike other such deals and that Netflix would soon be viewed as a movie channel that might appear on myriad devices. "We want to be integrated on every Internet-connected device, game system, high-definition DVD player and dedicated Internet set-top box," he said. "Eventually, as TVs have wireless connectivity built into them, we ll integrate right into the television."
The company has already been offering broadband film downloads via their website for more than a year.
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