The JV with verizon has pros and cons.
pros....verizon has like 100M wireless customers to upsell to. on dsl, fios...also. u better believe this streaming will be a promo given away free to every new customer. that's a certainty. cstr has a unique asset, the dvd kiosks. introduces introducing pricing bundles.
cons: verizon and other telcos are not good partners because they are arrogant jerks. could be very expensive to compete with netflix. cash flow drain. usage based pricing.