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Decision No. 002·Transformative bet·[Release date]Decision No. 002·Transformative bet

Why Netflix released every episode at once

Television ran on a weekly schedule. In 2013 Netflix put a whole season out in one day.

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Ex. 03
Shareholder letter·2013

Netflix letter to shareholders

[Caption: why this letter matters to the decision.]

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[Record type]·[Date]

[Exhibit title]

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