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The Wall Street Journal: Netflix admits throttling videos on AT&T, Verizon wireless networks

2016-03-25 00:15:49| Wireless - Topix.net

AT&T Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. were on the defensive last week after accusations swirled they were throttling the quality of Netflix Inc. video on their wireless networks. , a leading proponent of open Internet rules, has been lowering the quality of its video for customers watching its service on AT&T The popular video service said Thursday that for more than five years it has limited its videos to most wireless carriers across the globe, including AT&T and Verizon, to "protect consumers from exceeding mobile data caps," which may discourage future viewing.

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Murdoch May Get Boost in Pay-TV Battle With Netflix in Australia

2016-03-23 16:06:01| Telecom - Topix.net

A plan by billionaire Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. to gain control of Australia's largest pay-television provider would give the company a freer hand to accelerate price cuts and buy new shows to compete with Netflix Inc. News Corp. and Telstra Corp., the joint owners of pay-television service Foxtel, are considering a deal that would reduce Telstra's stake in the venture and take News Corp.'s to 51 percent, according to people with knowledge of the matter. As part of the proposed deal, News Corp. would inject its Fox Sports Australia business, a local unit for sports content, into Foxtel and the business may then be publicly listed, said the people, asking not to be identified as the talks are private.

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Hong Kong's now TV and Netflix announce partnership

2016-03-17 13:30:07| Digital TV News

now TV and Netflix have announced a partnership that will start delivering Netflix to customers in Hong Kong through now TV's set-top boxes and the new 4K all-in-one appliance 'now one' from the second quarter of 2016.

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