Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Netflix Could Use Microsoft Silvelight as "Platform of Choice" -- DRM could be Key, Report
Microsoft Silverlight, the new rich media Web plug-in, "could become the platform of choice" for Netflix according to a report by Ryan Lawler tonight on Contentinople. Ryan attributes the story to a Netflix executive.
Silverlight Seems that big issue is that Netflix only streams to PC's. It doesn't stream to Macs as there is not proper digital rights management software available. Silverlight, which is OS agnostic, could be solution.
I've posted above my interview with Microsoft's Steve Sklepowich from NAB in Las Vegas in May. Steve explains the digital rights management in Silverlight.
-- Andy Plesser, Executive Producer
http://www.beet.tv/2008/07/netflix-could-u.html