[rajivm]

I've worked in the online video streaming industry and I've never heard of such a restriction. I have heard of such restrictions for music streaming, however. (i.e. to be a "radio" service, a.la Pandora, you cannot have a predictable linear playlist).

Even if you have "auto-play", this is vastly different than the "scheduled content" of traditional TV.

Netflix stops every few episodes because there are per-stream costs, whether bandwidth or licensing (it's a waste to leave shows playing all night while someone's left their computer).

[reboog711]

I have created plenty of playlists w/ Spotify that are very predictable and I often play them in a linear fashion.

I've done the same w/ YouTube, but since they have such a wide array of disappearing content; they playlists aren't very predictable in the long-term.

[tekacs]

> i.e. to be a "radio" service

> I have created plenty of playlists w/ Spotify

Spotify isn't and doesn't claim to be a radio service. They provide one, but it's a feature, not their premise.