Once Film-focused, Netflix Shifts To Tv Shows

By BRIAN STELTER, New York Times
Mon, 02/27/2012 - 11:12pm

The loss of its contract with Starz for movies may hurt Netflix less than originally thought, because more than half of its streaming audience are watching TV series.

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