Watch out, another digital content provider’s looking to get a bunch of favorable stats picked up and tossed around in the press blender: Mission accomplished! Let’s have a look at the latest press release from Netflix, which …
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Netflix Reveals New Mindset, New Competition and New Friends
You know who loves Netflix? Judging by comments made at the 39th Annual UBS Global Media and Communications Conference this week, the answer might be “everybody.” Not only did Time Warner CEO and Chairman Jeff Bewkes announce …
HBO Boss to Netflix: You’ll Never Get Our Shows
Consider this a quiet declaration of war. Talking at the VideoSchmooze NYC event yesterday, HBO Co-President Eric Kessler said that there is “no chance” the company will make its original series like Boardwalk Empire, Game of …
Netflix Sells Shares to Raise $400M, Admits 2012 Will Be Financial Bust
And the crazy rollercoaster ride that is Netflix’s fortunes continues: The company announced yesterday that it has agreed to sell around $200 million in shares plus an additional $200 million in convertible bonds via private …
Netflix Comeback Continues as Company Gets ‘Arrested’
Score another one for the Netflix comeback; the company has outbid cable company Showtime to win the rights for the much-anticipated new season of Arrested Development, which will premiere as streaming content on the service in …
Don’t Call It a Comeback: What Netflix Did Next
You know that saying about it always being darkest before the dawn? There’s a sense that everyone over at Netflix must be desperately trying to believe that right now.
After the disastrous past few months, it seemed nothing …
Kindle Fire Getting Netflix, Facebook and More at Launch
Amazon is flexing the Kindle Fire’s app muscle ahead of next week’s launch, promising apps for Netflix, Facebook and Twitter, and plenty of games to boot.
Apps are the biggest advantage the Kindle Fire has over Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet. Although the two tablets have similar specs and similar prices (the Nook Tablet is $50 more …
Blockbuster Movie Pass Test Drive: Some Flash, Little Substance
Back when Dish Network’s Blockbuster Movie Pass was first announced, there was one obvious problem with the idea that it was a true competitor to Netflix: It was only available to Dish Network customers.
Now that I’ve had a chance to test out the online streaming portion of the Movie Pass package for myself, another problem seems just …
Disney-ABC Expands Streaming Deals with Amazon, Netflix
Now you’ll never have to miss an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, wherever you are and whatever device you’re using, as Disney and ABC not only extended their existing deal with Netflix, but also expanded their agreement with Amazon, meaning that Kindle Fire users have even more shows to stream on their new devices.
The expansion of the …
Netflix Still Tops Online Video Viewing… Kind Of
Stock prices may be falling, analysts may be declaring doom and competitors may be waiting in the wings to pounce, but Netflix can comfort itself with one fact: It’s still the single largest consumer of internet bandwidth in North America.
According to the 2011 Sandvine Global Internet Phenomena Report, Netflix creates an estimated …
Redbox Is Raising Prices (by 20 Cents)
Renting a Redbox DVD will require a little more loose change starting Monday, when parent company Coinstar raises prices by 20 cents per disc.
DVD rentals from Redbox’s ubiquitous kiosks currently cost $1 per night. Coinstar says it’s raising the price to $1.20 per night in response to higher debit card interchange rates, GigaOM …
Nextflix: Who Could Take the Streaming Video Crown?
If Netflix does, in fact, continue its slow implosion and disappear into the coldness of internet irrelevance, one question seems to be left unsaid: Who will take over where it left off? Who profits from Netflix’s demise the most?
According to Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne, cable and satellite companies should be …