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		AdamTReineke on April 25, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 7% of Americans Subscribe to Netflix, Now Larger t... Digital delivery: Amazon Video-On-Demand, Hulu, iTunes, etc. Physical rental: Redbox, Blockbuster, etc. Netflix does their job very, VERY well, making it hard for any new players to enter the market.

smackfu on April 26, 2011 [–]

But stuff like Hulu and Crackle shows how easy it is for the the content providers to start their own service and block Netflix from the content entirely.

roc on April 26, 2011 | [–]

Hulu also shows how hard it is for content creators to capture customers with a new business designed primarily to protect their existing business.

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