Bad news for Boxee Box owners: They’ll have to wait just a little longer for the release of a long-awaited Netflix app. That app is working, but Boxee’s VP of marketing says the startup can’t release it yet due to stringent security requirements by Netflix. Read More »
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New evidence has turned up suggesting Amazon will roll out a subscription streaming video service tied to users’ Amazon Prime accounts. By offering such a service, the retailer is not just taking on Netflix, but creating an incentive for those viewers to buy more stuff. Read More »
Rapid growth fueled the fourth quarter: Netflix and Hulu, continued apace, seeing increases in their number of users — though not without grief from Hollywood. Google TV met mixed reviews, while Apple, Samsung and a host of others raced for dominance in the connected-TV space. Read More »
Today on the Net: More evidence that 3-D films are bad for us, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos claims that Time Warner hates it because it’s going to try to steal Warner Bros. movies away from HBO and Epix is building an app for connected TVs. Read More »
Netflix has built a sizable streaming library, with more than 20,000 titles now available. So why is it that, when the company is spending more money than ever securing streaming content, I’m finding less and less to watch through its streaming service? Read More »
Amazon had long been rumored to want to buy Netflix. Instead, it bought the next best thing: Lovefilm. Regarded as the European version of Netflix, Lovefilm operates a DVD-by-mail and subscription streaming business. But will Amazon go head-to-head with Netflix in the U.S.? Read More »
Netfix is the primary reason for people to watch online video on their TV set, be it through a connected device, or simply by connecting their computer to the TV. 70 percent of online video viewers watch Netflix this way, according to a new survey. Read More »
Netflix is moving ahead with plans to ween users off its DVD-by-mail service, announcing it would do away with the “Add to DVD Queue” feature on streaming devices. But an overwhelmingly negative response could mean that Netflix has underestimated the importance of DVD to its users. Read More »
Redbox parent Coinstar missed its quarterly revenue projections by a wide margin, blaming weak titles and its 28-day rental window. But it is also suffering due to competition from online services. After all, why go to a kiosk when you can rent from home? Read More »
Thanks to availability on a wide range of devices and an ever-growing catalog of content, Netflix has become one of the go-to entertainment solutions for those without cable. But is your Netflix viewing the best it can be? That’s the focus of today’s Cord Cutters. Read More »
Wish you could search for Netflix by age bracket, use movie ratings from Rotten Tomatoes to find the best movies available or calculate how much you’re paying per stream? Then check out our list of ten essential tools to get the most out of Netflix. Read More »
A survey conducted by the film scene hosting site Movieclips.com indicates that watching a scene from a movie almost definitely impacts a person’s decision to watch it. And using clips as a discovery tool is something that Movieclips hopes to turn into a viable business … Read More »
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