Netflix strikes a multi-year deal with Comcast to ensure its movies and TV shows stream more quickly
- A deal between Netflix and Comcast will speed up streaming times for Comcast customers
- Streaming times had been 27 per cent slower between October 2013 and January this year
- Netflix will not receive preferential network treatment under the multi-year deal, but no details disclosed
- Deal based on data showing Netflix's prime-time streams to Comcast subscribers was deteriorating
- This could set a precedent for Netflix's dealings with other broadband providers
