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The board of film rental firm Netflix has adopted a "poison pill" strategy to ward off a potential hostile takeover bid by activist investor Carl Icahn.
The "poison pill" is a strategy commonly used by management of a listed company to protect themselves from investors they fear may oust them following a takeover, and Mr Icahn has been on the sharp end more than once before.