Deals
Netflix Move Sets Up Possible Sale or Spinoff of Qwikster
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Netflix Inc.’s decision to split its DVD operation from the flagship streaming service isolates the shrinking mail-order business and paves the way for an eventual exit, analysts said.
A pure-play online business would be smaller and faster-growing, with more freedom to experiment, said George Askew, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. in Baltimore.