Skype Co-Founder Launching Vdio, a Netflix Competitor

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With Netflix busy fighting its months-long battle against bad publicity, the time is ripe for a new video streaming service to knock the former giant from its perch. At least that’s what Skype (and, more recently, Rdio) co-founder Janus Friius seems to think.

According to GigaOm, Friius has spent the past two years “quietly assembling” an “A-team of media and Web technology experts” to launch Vdio, a subscription video streaming site. Like Rdio, it will require a monthly fee—still to be announced—but might offer some free content.

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