Netflix's Chelsea Handler Deal Is About Much More Than Chelsea Handler

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Netflix's Chelsea Handler Deal Is About Much More Than Chelsea Handler
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Something about Chelsea Handler's deal for a Netflix show doesn't add up.

Either she's going to be severely hobbled by the streaming service's tech**logical limitations — it simply can't upload content fast e**ugh to deliver subscribers a topical, same-day "late night" show — or else Netflix has a seriously scary-disruptive trick up its sleeve. Here's to betting it's the latter.

See also: HBO Go Users Must Wait Extra Day for John Oliver's 'Last Week Tonight' (http://mashable.com/2014/04/28/hbo-go-john-olivers-last-week-tonight/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)


Netflix's Chelsea Handler an**uncement on Thursday (http://mashable.com/2014/06/19/chelsea-handler-netflix-talk-show/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) said***thing of the format; whether it would be released daily, weekly or be binge-watchable; or whether it would be topical or timeless.*Even Netflix chief content ******r Ted Sarandos was coy: “The Internet has disrupted many of the conventions of traditional television ... Netflix is looking forward to reimagining the late night talk show for the on-demand generation, starting with the 'late night' part." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/20/chelsea-handler-netflix-live-broadcast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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