Netflix may dominate the streaming video market, but there’s some surprising good news for Hulu from the MIPCOM conference in Cannes. The streaming video audience seems to be moving firmly in the direction of catching up on television rather than watching movies. Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos revealed the information at the …
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Time to Kiss the Compact Disc Goodbye (Thanks, Netflix!)
It’s not something you think about most days. In fact, it’s almost taken for granted: The compact disc’s days as a viable medium for music are nearly over. Oh, I’m not telling you anything you don’t know. You use iTunes, or something like it. You’ve probably purchased music online and know, for better or worse, what music-related torrent …
Netflix Signs on DreamWorks, but Is It Enough?
Netflix, in an effort to minimize its exodus of customers, has inked a deal with DreamWorks Animation over the weekend. While you won’t be able to get your Toy Story 3 fix, you can probably console yourself with a little Shrek.
It’s unclear how long the deal, which is valued at $30 million per film to DreamWorks, would last between …
With ‘Movie Pass’, Dish Ensures Blockbuster’s Irrelevance
Oh, Dish Network. You were so close to turning Blockbuster from a overlooked clump of hair in the drain to a new and exciting brand. But with Blockbuster Movie Pass, you blew it.
For weeks, rumors swirled that Blockbuster was going to launch a streaming video service to rival Netflix, and the timing couldn’t have been better. Netflix …
Sell Netflix to Amazon? That Might Be Crazy Enough to Work
This whole Netflix-Qwikster split had a fair number of people wondering if Reed Hastings had lost his mind. Hastings is no dummy, though, so there’s got to be some sort of method to the perceived madness.
Industry analyst Michael Pachter wrote in a note to clients the very same thing; that there’s “a method to their madness,” reports …
Hulu Reaches 1,000,000 Paid Subscribers Early
We might have a better idea about where those missing million Netflix subscribers have gone to: Hulu CEO Jason Kilar has announced that the News Corp/Walt Disney Co/Comcast co-owned streaming video company has reached one million paid subscribers far earlier than expected.
Previously, the company had given the end of the year as the …
WATCH: Conan O’Brien Digs Up Second Netflix Apology Video
Netflix—er, Qwikster, wants you to stick around as a DVD-by-mail subscriber and, as Conan O’Brien has discovered, it’ll do just about anything short of reverting back to the original pricing structure to get you to stay.
Team CoCo has somehow gotten its hands on a second apology video from Netflix (see above), wherein the company …
Netflix Signs Two-Year Deal for Discovery Shows
Forget the loss of Starz for a couple of seconds. I know it hurts, but at least consider that Netflix has signed the Discovery network on for at least two years of streaming content before you drop your subscription.
The deal is sure to thrill brainy factoid lovers everywhere, with the inclusion of popular TV shows like Man vs. Wild, …
More Netflix Woes: Now There’s a Lawsuit over Its New HQ Plans
It’s beginning to look as if Netflix might have pissed off some sort of wizard who cursed the company as a result. The announced split and price rise resulted in an estimated 1,000,000 subscriber drop and an even more worrying stock price freefall. Then there’s Qwikster, the mail-order-DVD business’ new identity that’s come with its own …
Netflix Backlash Rages On in Response to ‘Qwikster’
Netflix is losing in the court of public opinion after announcing plans to rebrand its mail-order DVD service as a separate business, called Qwikster. On Facebook and Netflix’s own blog, the vast majority of comments about the shake-up are negative.
If you missed the news, Qwikster will replace Netflix’s mail-order service and will …
Qwikster: Not to Be Confused with Quixtar, QuickStar, Kwikster, Quickster, Kwik Star, Quik-Star or Kickstar
The best-known name in the business of renting DVDs by mail is, of course, Netflix–a brand that’s been with us since 1998, and which is as synonymous with its category as any American company ever has been.
But now it’s reserving the name “Netflix” for its streaming business and redubbing the snail-mail portion as …
Netflix Renames DVD Delivery Service ‘Qwikster’
Netflix is splitting up its two products – DVD delivery and streaming – into two separate sites. You’ll be able to continue to log into Netflix to access streaming, but a new site called Qwikster will handle all the physical media stuff from now on. Aside from renaming its DVD service, Andy Rendich will step in as CEO to head the …