While Netflix might be available in several countries, including Ireland, the biggest and most important market for the company remains the USA.
So when reports came out that the service’s traffic was down 25% some analysts might get a bit worried. Netflix, however, are blaming the dip in traffic on the Olympics.
Subscription based video streaming services like Hulu Plus could put Netflix under increased pressure.
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