# Has Netflix Instant Streaming peaked?

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**Created:** [June 27, 2011, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-netflix-instant-streaming-peaked/587008 "2011-06-27T07:47:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-netflix-instant-streaming-peaked/587008/21 "2011-06-30T01:37:17Z")

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> [@lindsaybluth](#):
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> I think the studios are trying to stifle Netflix but it won’t last.

Netflix gives studios a new revenue stream for old shows, so the studios enjoy that. However, the studios are jealous that Netflix is making money off of it, and keep wanting to charge more. Also, the studios are simply being asses about streaming movies. The studios simply don’t want to deliver that kind of service at a viewer-friendly price point. I’m interested to see just how much more Starz is going to cost Netflix when the current agreement comes due (Netflix definitely got the better deal initially), and even more interested on how Netflix will absorb those extra costs. I’m afraid that those extra costs will be passed on, or that the Netflix will be the TV show dumping ground.

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