Netflix Founder's Advice For Newspapers

Siobhan O'Connor
Author of No More Dirty Looks.

October 6, 2010 • 2:45 pm PDT
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Reed Hastings of Netflix has good advice for the old-guard media business and newspapers. The best one? "Play chess, not monopoly." The rest here.

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Tags: media,; movies,; newspapers,; digital,; new media,; old media,; netflix,; reed hastings,; business advice,; print,; film and tv

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