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Netflix And Clare

CptSternn · 2012-01-10 10:46:34

By now most of ye probably have heard Netflix was just released in Ireland. This is brilliant. You pay €6.99 a month and can stream movies and TV shows from their servers legally. Right now the selection in Ireland is limited, but it will grow like in America as more content providers do deals and you will end up with a…

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#32 15-01-2012 10:28AM

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Sorry, purely based that statement on having worked for them previously when NGB was rolled out in clare, and now from working for a rival switching them onto another network :-)

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#33 19-01-2012 10:54AM

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Regarding the Netflix question, I guess we have our answer...

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/new-broadcasting-licence-to-target-every-irish-household-even-those-without-a-tv-2993767.html

HOMES and businesses without a television will still be hit with a new broadcasting licence fee under government plans.

The new levy is being considered in a bid to ensure people who view public service broadcasting online will not be able to avoid paying.

Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, who brought the new proposal before the Dail yesterday, said today that a huge number of people now got their news, not from sitting in front of the 9pm news, but from other services offered by the national broadcaster.

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