Netflix casts a wide net when it comes to device support: The streaming video service works on Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, TiVo, smartphones, tablets, connected TVs, and more. One device Netflix doesn't play nice with, however, is your cable provider's set-top box.
That may soon change, as The Wall Street Journal reports that Netflix is currently in talks with providers such as Comcast and Suddenlink Communications to bring House of Cards, Orange is the New Black, and hundreds of other on-demand movies and TV shows straight to your cable box.
A deal with the devil
Putting Netflix on a cable box would make it even easier for Netflix subscribers with cable to switch between the two. Nevertheless, it's a little surprising that cable providers are even contemplating a deal with Netflix.
That's a lot of on-demand content.
Cord cutters champion the $8 per month online streaming service as an example of how to get high-quality, non-copyright infringing material without paying the exorbitant fees that cable companies charge. Netflix not only threatens traditional cable subscriptions, but it can also lure away consumer dollars from a cable provider's video-on-demand services.
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