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Mosman family signals trouble for Foxtel as it cuts $106-a-month bill for Netflix

Netflix's stunning growth has Australian investors fretting what our changing viewing habits will mean for Foxtel and its free-to-air rivals.

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The Sharp family from north Sydney suburb Mosman could be Foxtel's worst nightmare.

The week that US streaming service Netflix launched in Australia, the long-time Foxtel household cut its $106-a-month cable-television bill by three-quarters by ditching its drama, movies and kids packs, among others.

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