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Will Web broadcasters like Netflix degrade the quality of TV?

Reports, like this one from Parks Associates, show a steady increase in online content consumption. They focus on the growing smart TV trend and show that 56 percent of smart TV owners are now connecting to the Internet and 75 percent of them watch on-demand movies at least monthly. Those figures will grow as more and more smart TVs ship.

From the article, "Will Web broadcasters like Netflix degrade the quality of TV?" by Simon Hill.

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