What Solution Has Netflix Come Up with to Address the Need

question 41

Multiple Choice

What solution has Netflix come up with to address the need to deliver content to customers' televisions?

• A) Netflix has entered into a revenue sharing agreement with Apple to produce customized set top boxes.
• B) Netflix access is being baked into new-age Blu-ray players that are fast on the track to commoditization.
• C) Netflix has invested in a hardware division to build and market its own set top boxes.
• D) Netflix has acquired Vudu, a firm that specializes in the online streaming business.
• E) Netflix provides a software platform to firms seeking to build Netflix access into their devices.

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Definitions:

Hemichannel

A type of membrane channel that allows the exchange of ions and small molecules between the intracellular space and the extracellular environment.

Gap Junction

Area of contact between adjacent cells in which connexin proteins in each cell form connecting hemichannels, which, when open, allow ions to pass between the two cells; also called an electrical synapse.

Interneuronal Communication

The transfer of information between neurons within the nervous system, facilitating brain and body functions.

Gap Junctions

Specialized intercellular connections that facilitate direct electrical and chemical communication between cells.