It’s been a few rough weeks for Netflix given the uproar following its announcement to split the DVD business off to a separate company and let’s not forget the decision by Starz to not renew their deal with Netflix. Then […]
For the past week or so there had been a persistent rumor that Dish Networks, in tandem with its Blockbuster acquisition, had smelled blood in the water following some missteps by Netflix and decided it was time to launch their […]
Is Netflix like the Lindsay Lohan of streaming video? For the past week or two, everywhere you turn, there’s a Netflix story. Netflix is pissing everyone off by jacking rates by 60%. Netflix stock is plummeting. Hey look everyone, Netflix […]
Much beleaguered streaming service Netflix got some good news today, with a renewal and expansion of a content deal the company had brokered with Discovery Communications, parent company of the Discovery Channel. Also under the Discovery Channel umbrella is TLC, Animal Planet, ID: […]
Here is a simple fact of life – people are selfish and don’t like change. Here’s another simple fact – tech pundits live in a rarefied world that leads them to believe that everyone one in the world sees and uses technology just as […]
Less than a month after Starz announced they would not renew their Netflix contract come February the movie streaming and DVD portal has announced a new deal with Discovery Communications Inc. Under the deal Netflix will stream popular shows from […]
Even before the announcement (very) early yesterday from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings that the unpopular decision to raise rates as much as 60% on joint physical and streaming media customers was being re-framed as a company split, speculation was that […]
Okay, Netflix, maybe we were hasty and this is the worst week ever for you. After the price increase business failed to impress subscribers and they began to drop off en masse, investor confidence in the once seemingly-unshakeable brand followed suit. Coupled […]
Reeling after a massive drop in subscribers following their recent price hike, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has apologized to Netflix users, and has announced that its DVD business would be spun off into a separate company within the group called […]
Well, of course- why not take a cut where you can get one? Still, it’s a bit of an interesting talking point and an indicator that companies like Cablevision are starting to think more aggressively forward in integrating- rather than […]
Netflix has lost one million of their 25 million subscribers after the controversial price hike instituted on September 1st, and stock prices for the streaming giant have hit a low for 2011. Following the announcement this summer that prices would […]
As Netflix settles in to serve 43 new countries- the result of an expansion into Latin America– the company says it expects the venture to be profitable, but not for a good while. Netflix is also expected to conquer Europe […]
Single Touch Systems, a mobile media company that holds 140 patents in the market, have sent “Letters of Notification” to streaming video companies including Netflix, Disney and Hulu claiming ownership of certain technologies used by the companies to stream media […]
Walmart has spoken out directly about whether Netflix is a siphon for their business, saying the dominant streaming video company is not a competitor but a supplement to the service they offer with Vudu. Indeed, the opinion may not just […]
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