[AusNOG] Netflix Peering in AU

[Siraj 'Sid' Rakhada]

Hi,

On 6 Apr 2015, at 11:46, Mark Newton wrote:

> On 6 Apr 2015, at 12:39, Brendan Halley <brendan at halley.net.au> wrote:
>>
>> You'll find the biggest problem they are facing at the moment is that 
>> most of the digital rights for content their perspective user base 
>> wants is already owned by someone else.
>
> How does content distribution work elsewhere in the world? Cast your 
> gaze around, then consider that that's how it's going to work here 
> too.

Talking as a user from the UK. It doesn't seem wildly different here. 
Exclusivity contracts end up sucking for end users, because you have to 
have a subscription to multiple services if you want 'all the shows'.

Just because Netflix is a big player, doesn't mean they end up with all 
the content come contract renewal time. I doubt Foxtel will let go of 
their little monopoly easily. Just like Sky in the UK.

Our household ended up unsubscribing from UK Netflix after a year or so 
of service, because we got tired waiting for them to add new seasons 
(many years old at that time already) of shows we watched - ended up 
doing the TiVo thing.

I doubt the landscape is much different here. But I don't know for a 
fact.

In any case, this seems rather off topic for AusNOG. :)

Sid