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March 16, 2011 07:07 am GMT
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Netflix Gets Into The Original Content Game, Buys Upcoming Show For A Rumored $100m
Netflix got its start as the red-envelope movie rental service, later turning into the video streaming authority (bankrupting Blockbuster in the process), and now may be making yet another major move: bankrolling original content.Deadline Hollywood reports that Netflix successfully outbid HBO and AMC for the rights to House Of Cards, an adaptation of the successful 1990 British miniseries. The show reportedly stars Academy Award winning actor Kevin Spacey, who we know isn't cheap, and David Fincher, who is hotter than ever following the success of The Social Network.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/QGM6i1i54Vs/
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