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So, way back like few years ago, when Reed Hastings was asked who his competition is, he replied HBO. True to that Netflix got into the business of new shows. So the executives of HBO will never tag along with Netflix, that is why HBO shows are on Amazon Instant Video, not on Netflix. Even though for the end-user there is a level difference in service provided by HBO and Netflix, both these companies view each other as rivals.



I remember when Ted Sarandos (head of content acquisition at Netflix) said "The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us."[1]

[1] http://www.gq.com/story/netflix-founder-reed-hastings-house-...




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