Netflix Craves Facebook, Tells Congress: Scrap Video Privacy Law
Poor Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX). On top of its other problems, an arcane law is spoiling its chance to participate in a new form of Facebook fun t… Read more »
Dish Aims To Keep, Gain Subs With ‘Blockbuster Movie Pass’; Thanks, Netflix
The timing of the Dish Network’s and Blockbuster’s introduction of new a streaming video venture couldn’t be more perfect. With Netflix (NSD… Read more »
Dazed and Confused? Welcome to the Club
In the past two weeks…
Facebook has revamped its layout and then announced a “timeline” where your living history will be displayed.… Read more »
@ F8: Can Facebook’s Social Discovery Set Media Alight?
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) could double its own projected growth rate by feeding out viewers’ usage habits to Facebook, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings,… Read more »
Time Warner’s Bewkes: ‘Cordcutting Hasn’t Arrived’
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Warned by an interviewer at today’s Goldman Sachs conference hat he was about to talk about cordcutting, the subject that won’t go away, Tim… Read more »
Documentary Streamer SnagFilms Adds Drama, Wider Mobile Distribution
Indie documentary video streaming service SnagFilms making good on some of the changes it proposed earlier this year, when it raised $10 mil… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09-21-11
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» Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) Signs Expanded Two-Year Streaming Deal With Discovery (paidContent)
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Netflix Signs Expanded Two-Year Streaming Deal With Discovery
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Discovery will continue to stream its library shows on Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) for another two years, with an expanded slate that includes more… Read more »
ABC, Lovefilm Execs Scratch Heads At Netflix’s Split
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Netflix’s decision to divide its DVD and streaming operations is being treated as a joke and a shot in the foot by some observers.
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Netflix’s Split Misses The Trick
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) splitting itself in two for two different media is the wrong strategy at the wrong time. Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09-19-11
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» Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) DVD-Streaming Split Extends To Brand: Meet ‘Qwikster’ (paidContent)
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: ‘I Messed Up’
I messed up. I owe everyone an explanation.
It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt we lacked respect… Read more »
Netflix DVD-Streaming Split Extends To Brand: Meet ‘Qwikster’
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings thought separating his company’s DVD and streaming business would be straightforward. Turns out it was a lot like… Read more »
What Does Netflix’s One Million Drop In Subscribers Tell Us?
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So it looks like the honeymoon period with Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) may be over. Today’s news that it has lost one million customers after a pri… Read more »
Netflix Says One Million Customers Expected To Depart After Price Hike
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) users are voting with their feet: the company said Thursday that it expects to lose 1 million customers this quarter af… Read more »
Mobile Lowdown 9-12-11: Google/Oracle, Apple/HTC Patents; Amazon; Adobe
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A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Amazon is taking one more step to enrich its content offerings; it’s reporte… Read more »
Did Wal-Mart Throw A Lawsuit To Get Access To Netflix Customers?
Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) recently surged into third place in the movie-download business, barely a year after buying the startup Vudu. Now, the… Read more »
Bitbop Pulls A Hulu, Goes Abroad With Ad-Free Mobile Video Offer In Germany
Bitbop, the mobile video service once owned by News Corp. (NSDQ: NWS) and then sold in a whirr of a divestment strategy, looks like it is fi… Read more »
Netflix Starts Latin America Rollout In Brazil; Faces Challenges At Home
As promised, the streaming side of Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) has made its way south. The service went live in Brazil today with Netflix Brasil (a… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09-02-11
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» As Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) Price Change Kicks In, Starz Says It Won’t Renew Deal (paidContent)
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As Netflix Price Change Kicks In, Starz Says It Won’t Renew Deal
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After extended negotiations, Starz Entertainment announced today it will not renew or extend its multi-year deal with Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX).… Read more »
MobiTV Files For $75 Million IPO To Fund Its Growth [Video]
Big news for mobile TV pioneer MobiTV: the company has filed for an IPO worth up to $75 million, as it looks for funds to expand internation… Read more »
Analyst: Netflix, Lovefilm May Not Get A UK Window Until 2014
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Sky Movies’ stranglehold on UK subscription on-demand rights for movies may not be broken by competition authorities until 2014, according t… Read more »
Netflix’s Chances After Rate Hike Remain Stronger Than Ever
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All through the past decade, observers in industry and on Wall Street have had a handful of reasons to discount Netflix’s efforts. First, th… Read more »
Miramax Launching Multi-Title Facebook Movie App In U.S., UK & Turkey
Watching movies on Facebook isn’t new — Warner Bros. (NYSE: TWX), Paramount and Universal each are trying variations on the theme. But toda… Read more »
Time Warner’s Bewkes Is In No Hurry For More Online Video Deals
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While his counterparts at CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) offer new streaming video deals with Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) and Amazon (NS… Read more »
Comcast’s Burke: NBCU Content ‘More Valuable’ Thanks To Retrans, Online
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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) has had some success with NBCUniversal programming since it took control early this year — taking credit for greenlig… Read more »
Comcast Loses Video Subs But Revs Rise For Cable, NBCU
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Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) was unable to escape cable industry trends of basic video subscriber losses, though it did have some success in adding… Read more »
CBS Moonves: More Digital Streaming Deals Suggest More Gains In Q3
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CBS (NYSE: CBS) CEO Les Moonves began the call by touting the international expansion of its streaming video deal with Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX),… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 07-29-11
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» Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and Alibaba reach Alipay agreement (Release)
» Artists’ Family Fails To Recapture Copyrights For… Read more »
TV or PC? Study Highlights Differences Between Netflix And Hulu
With the race to transform the living room into a web-connected media hub accelerating, a new report shows the diverging viewer habits acros… Read more »
Amazon Prime Follows CBS Deal With Movies From NBCUniversal
A deal with NBCUniversal (NSDQ: CMCSA) will roughly double the number of movies available for instant streaming by *Amazon* Prime members. T… Read more »
Has Stock Market Favorite Netflix Hit A Wall Or Just Stalled?
For the last year-and-a-half, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), the streaming video phenom, has seen its stock soar as it’s gobbled up new users. The co… Read more »
Netflix Adds CBS, Showtime, CW Mix For Canada, Latin America
CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) are expanding their relationship with a new deal that goes both north and south of the U.S. border… Read more »
Full Stream Ahead For Hastings & Netflix (But DVDs Still Add Fuel)
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For CEO Reed Hastings and his team, consumer behavior provided the sign that it was time for Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) to shift from a hybrid str… Read more »
The Oddball U.S. Privacy Law That’s Keeping Netflix Away From Facebook
Under U.S. law, most information exchanges aren’t regulated at all by the federal government. There are a few big exceptions, like health in… Read more »
Netflix Passes 25 Million Subs, Passes On Hulu — And Fails The Street
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) passed 25.5 million subs, including 24.6 million in the U.S. and 970,000 in Canada, producing a $68 million profit on $… Read more »
Updated: How Netflix, Hulu And Amazon Stack Up
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The latest in video on demand: Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) announced new pricing plans, charging separately for streaming video and DVD/Blu-ray dis… Read more »
Amazon Beams Up CBS; Major Step In Instant Video Competition With Netflix
After Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) announced its new pricing scheme last week, comments started flowing about *Amazon* Prime Instant Video and its a… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 07-18-11
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» Ex-News Corp Exec Rebekah Brooks Arrested By Appointment (paidContent)
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