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03-09-2011, 10:52 AM
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hollywoodreporter.com
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Christian Northeast
By taking aim at Netflix, Jeff Bezo's company is helping content owners.
It should be no surprise that Amazon has entered the streaming-video market with a subscription-based offering tied to its Prime service.
The move provides the online retailer a new hook for acquiring profitable customers. But more important, it shows how the digital economy is allowing big companies to use media as a means to grow or protect legacy business models. Ironically, the same dynamic that has let Netflix flourish will also allow well-capitalized players to follow its lead. It
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hollywoodreporter.com
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/2011/03/illo_2011_a_p.jpg
Christian Northeast
By taking aim at Netflix, Jeff Bezo's company is helping content owners.
It should be no surprise that Amazon has entered the streaming-video market with a subscription-based offering tied to its Prime service.
The move provides the online retailer a new hook for acquiring profitable customers. But more important, it shows how the digital economy is allowing big companies to use media as a means to grow or protect legacy business models. Ironically, the same dynamic that has let Netflix flourish will also allow well-capitalized players to follow its lead. It