@ CES: Hollywood Digital Czars Rain On Smart TV Parade
Television manufacturers, take note: All those new sets you’ve crammed with apps and other internet-derived content experiences aren’t impre… Read more »
CES: Ballmer Mum On TV Plans In Microsoft Keynote
If the reports are true that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is preparing to make big moves in the TV space, CEO Steve Ballmer wasn’t about to tip hi… Read more »
Turner Chief Explains How TV Industry Will Neutralize Netflix
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If there was ever any doubt that the animus towards Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) runs deeper throughout Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) than chairman and CE… Read more »
Wal-Mart Could Pay $40 Million To Settle Claims It Colluded With Netflix
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Did Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) illegally divide up the DVD market back in 2005? Wal-Mart has denied the allegations, but… Read more »
New iTunes Features Aim To Outdo DVD
Some of the coolest so-called “extras” embedded only on the iTunes’ version of several recent film releases from Sony (NYSE: SNE) Pictures a… Read more »
Paul Allen Refiles Lawsuit, Says He Patented ‘Related Links’
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Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) co-founder Paul Allen has refiled his patent lawsuit against 11 big internet companies and e-retailers, and the new c… Read more »
U.S. Mobile Video Momentum Amounts To More Than Just Price
Chris Hoerenz is chief marketing officer for the Fox Mobile Group, which was recently acquired by Jesta Group. FMG launched its on-demand mo… Read more »
The End Of Hulu As We Know It (And Comcast Feels Fine)
What the hell is going on at Hulu? Monday’s mysterious story in The Wall Street Journal portends significant changes in 2011 that may just b… Read more »
Jon Rubinstein Joins The Board Of Amazon
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Have you been wondering about where Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) might go next with its device strategy, on the back of its success with the Kindle?… Read more »
Report: Google’s YouTube Eyes Acquisition Of Next New Networks
Google-owned YouTube (NSDQ: GOOG) is in talks to buy original online content studio Next New Networks, The New York Times reported Wednesday… Read more »
Comcast’s ‘Xcalibur’ Seeks The Edge On Google TV
Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) is testing a new set-top box that would bring together Web and TV programming, reports The Wall Street Journal. Little… Read more »
Netflix TV Bill Could Kill $200 Stock Price
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You’d think an invitation to the S&P 500 would mean nothing but sunshine Friday for Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX). But along comes a little rain cour… Read more »
Reed Hastings: Netflix Doesn’t Need New Starz Deal
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) founder Reed Hastings told an investors conference Wednesday that he “can live without” renewing a deal for streaming r… Read more »
Correction: Netflix And Disney Agree On 15-Day Window For Some Streaming
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Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) have a new agreement that will allow the rental service to run some new episodes 15 days after t… Read more »
Cable Industry Grooms Its Netflix Killer: Vutopia
It’s trendy nowadays to challenge Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), whether you’re Amazon or OnLive. Little did anyone know that the nation’s cable oper… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 12.06.10
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» AOL (NYSE: AOL) is looking at a major restructuring that could include the jettisoning of its revenue-generating dial-up busine… Read more »
Google Picks Up Video Tech Firm Widevine
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has made its second acquisition today (and apparently 42nd of the year), buying up digital video technology firm Widevin… Read more »
What Netflix Wants Next (Hint: Not In-Season TV Shows)
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Given the implausibility of Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) paying top dollar for current primetime series, the next logical question is, what does the… Read more »
Why Netflix Won’t Get What It Wants Most For Christmas
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Blame it on the holiday season, when kids make overly ambitious lists of all the gifts they want for Christmas. But if it’s true that Netfli… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 12.02.10
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» Hulu has its eyes on international expansion — particularly Japan — and is willing to take on more investors to get there. [W… Read more »
Proposed FCC Net Rules Would Cripple Video Consumption
FCC commissioner Julius Genachowski has finally put together proposed network neutrality regulations, and made good on his intent to protect… Read more »
Blockbuster To Spend Up To $20 Million On Ad Blitz
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Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) filed for bankruptcy protection in September, but it hasn’t given up on fighting Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) et al. just ye… Read more »
Streaming-Only Netflix Debuts In The U.S.; Less Content But Cheaper, Faster
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Take that, Hulu. Less than a week after the video portal dropped its price for Hulu Plus to $7.99, a dollar below the basic Netflix (NSDQ: N… Read more »
Peter Chernin To Old Media: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
That ventures like Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV and Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) TV make traditional media companies justifiably anxious was actually the go… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11.15.10
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» Zagat’s high-rise paywall has kept the guidebooks’ reviews from being plundered all over the internet — but it has also allowe… Read more »
Mobile Bits: Netflix/Android; Acer/Ferrari; Amex Games
– Netflix/Android: The online-video provider says that it will start to offer its streaming service on a select number of Android devices e… Read more »
New Eye-Popping Netflix Growth Stats
If you aren’t impressed enough yet by Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), the good folks at research firm Screen Digest shared some subscriber-only analyt… Read more »
Guess What: Netflix Is Now Primarily A Digital Video Company
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) announced its Q3 2010 earnings a few weeks back and the numbers were every bit as positive as people have expected. The… Read more »
Digital Home: Netflix Balances The Benefits And Costs Of Broadband
It’s taken several more years for broadband penetration to get to the level Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) had expected, but now that it has, it’s bee… Read more »
Digital Home: Bringing The ‘Burger King Experience’ To Media
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As evidenced by this weekend’s acquisitions by Tremor Media and Undertone Networks, the online video business is only becoming more competit… Read more »
Our Digital Entertainment Digest 11.05.10
Here’s our take on some of the latest news at the intersection of technology and entertainment:
» ‘Megamind’ Invades Farmville: Dream… Read more »
Dish CEO: My Kids Think I’m Crazy For Being In Pay-TV Biz
A startling admission from Charlie Ergen, CEO of Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH), on his company’s Q3-earnings call capped a week of high anxiety… Read more »
Join Us Monday At PaidContent’s Battle For The Digital Home; New Speakers
We’re pleased to announce two more additions to our already strong lineup of speakers for paidContent Entertainment: The Battle for the Digi… Read more »
How Hollywood Will Squeeze Netflix
It seems the studios have figured out one way to ease the pain of declining DVD revenues: putting the screws to Netflix. Read more »
Vudu Flexes Its Wal-Mart Ties With ‘Toy Story 3′ Promotion
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Ever since it purchased online streaming movie service Vudu earlier this year, Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) hasn’t done much to acknowledge its new… Read more »
How Google TV Could Hand Netflix The Entire Streaming Universe
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I personally can’t think of anything stupider for the big broadcast networks to do than give their shows to Google (NSDQ: GOOG) for free. Wh… Read more »
Netflix: Instant-Streaming Only Option May Debut In U.S. Later This Quarter
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) may begin to offer an instant-streaming only option in the U.S. as soon as later this quarter. The company debuted an i… Read more »
The Likely Winners And Losers In The Over-The-Top TV Market
Jim Louderback is the CEO of Revision3. Prior to that, he served as SVP & chief content officer for Ziff Davis Media Read more »
In Tandem With Window 7 Debut, T-Mobile Unveils HTC HD7
As Microsoft’s press conference gets under way this morning to promote the release of its Windows 7 operating system, T-Mobile USA is offeri… Read more »
Yahoo Makes Its Search Results More Visual
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has repeatedly said that even when it completely integrates Microsoft’s back-end technology its search results will disti… Read more »
