John McDuling writes that 2014 could be a tough year for Netflix:

• A-la-carts movie services where people pay to stream individual movies have a much wider selection than Netflix.
• Netflix is responding to this by producing its own original content, and may even produce its own movie. However original content is a risks business.
• The company’s share price surged in 2014 and this may mean that film studios try to charge more for the rights to stream their films.
• Its growth prospects overseas are limited. It has spread to most of the English-speaking world, and many countries don’t have fast enough broadband internet connections.
• Netflix does appear to be trying to milk its existing users for more revenue by taking steps like cracking down on freeloaders.

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Source: Quartz