{"id":7057,"date":"2017-09-12T16:12:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T16:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/?p=7057"},"modified":"2017-08-15T16:15:01","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T16:15:01","slug":"linked-neil-hunt-on-netflix-and-the-story-of-netflix-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2017\/09\/12\/linked-neil-hunt-on-netflix-and-the-story-of-netflix-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Linked: &#8220;Neil Hunt on Netflix and the Story of Netflix Streaming&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' 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