Report: Netflix drops Akamai in favor of Level 3

From CNET News.com: Netflix is unhappy with the performance of Akamai as a content delivery network and is preparing to move back to using Akamai's rivals, Level 3 and Limelight, according to a published report.

Dan Rayburn broke the news at his blog Businessofvideo.com and sources close to the situation told CNET that Netflix is planning a major shift in how the video-rental service delivers streaming movies to customers.

Rayburn reported that Akamai blew a golden opportunity to service one of the Web's top video sites. Akamai wrested control of Netflix's business away from Level 3 earlier in the year, only to see Netflix make plans to return to Level 3. The reasons were due to poor performance by Akamai, according to Rayburn.

Jeff Young, a spokesman for Akamai, denied there were issues over Akamai's performance.

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