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 »
Netflix Agrees To Delay New Releases From Sony
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) will hold off on renting new Sony (NYSE: SNE) releases until 28 days after the DVDs are first available for purchase in… Read more »
Updated: Netflix And NBCU Strike Broader Streaming Deal
Starting next week, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) users will have the choice to stream any episode from the past 35 years of Saturday Night Live as p… Read more »
Companies Hungry For Mobile Expertise Drove Strong M&A In First Half
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Mergers and acquisitions started to pick up in the first half of this year as financial markets started to improve, according to a report re… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09.23.10
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» Back in April, when John Cook quit his post as investigations editor at Gawker to join Yahoo’s news site The Upshot, Nick Dento… Read more »
Roku Refreshes Its Set-Top Box Line-Up
Roku, which is facing renewed competition from Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) TV and (soon) Google (NSDQ: GOOG) TV, is updating its product line-up. The… Read more »
Blockbuster Reportedly About To File For Bankruptcy
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Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), which had warned for months that it might have to declare bankruptcy, is expected to file for Chapter 11 later this… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09.21.10
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» TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO), Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) and many other tech companies are racing to… Read more »
YouTube Adds Two New Content Executives
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YouTube, which is trying to add more content partnerships, has added two executives to lead the effort: The company says that Dean Gilbert,… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 09.17.10
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» CNN may have officially stopped using the AP’s content after 30 years, but the news wire begs to differ. [The Upshot]
»&n… Read more »
Apple May Channel Netflix; Amazon Explores Subscription Video
The invite to Wednesday’s Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) event shows a guitar, which usually suggests music, but that hasn’t stopped the buzz about vide… Read more »
Netflix Adds iPhone, iPod Touch Apps
It’s kind of anti-climactic at this point, but Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) has extended its rental service to Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch, four m… Read more »
LoveFilm Adds MGM Movie Library; Aims To Be More Than ‘Europe’s Netflix’
LoveFilm, which is often regarded as the “Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) of the Europe,” has struck a major deal with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios that… Read more »
Apple Continues To Push Networks For 99 Cent Video But Switches To Rentals
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has dropped its TV subscription plans — for now — but the company may be closing in on deals to offer 99-cent video ren… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 08.19.10
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» Why did Fareed Zakaria, who was on the short list to succeed Jon Meacham as Newsweek editor, jump ship to Time magazine? He wan… Read more »
