Netflix to Deliver Movies Directly to TV

January 3, 2008 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE , AP Business Writer Netflix logo

(AP) -- DVD-by-mail service Netflix Inc. will begin delivering movies and other programming directly to televisions later this year through a set-top box that will pipe entertainment over a high-speed Internet connection.

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