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What: Shares of Limelight Networks
So what: Earlier today, industry analyst Dan Rayburn reported the news in a blog post. His sources suggest that Akamai Technologies
Now what: Akamai and Netflix have since confirmed in media reports they're in talks about renegotiating their relationship but will continue working together. More importantly, in a Reuters interview, a Netflix spokesperson denied Akamai was providing inferior performance.
So while Limelight and Level 3 probably stand to gain some business as a result of Netflix and Akamai negotiating, the $10 million to $15 million Rayburn estimates is at stake is barely more than a rounding error for Akamai, which is on track to generate more than $1 billion in 2010 revenue.
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