CEO Reed Hastings told investors he wasn't interested in "creative risks." But his company is betting a rumored $100 million for 26 episodes of a series no one has seen--based largely on "intuition" and the reputations of David Fincher and Kevin Spacey. READ»
If reports are true, this would mark a shift toward exclusive original programming, content Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has implied the company would not venture toward.READ»
Netflix trumped Wall Street fears, with quarterly profit rising, and revenue increasing by 34% to $595.9 million. Most impressively, Netflix now boasts over 20 million subscribers--more than the total subscribers of premium channels Starz and Showtime.READ»
Netflix has said a few times that it would love to partner with HBO to offer its original TV series on Netflix Instant Watch. But HBO seems intent on going solo.READ»
It was only a matter of time. Dan Lyons, aka Fake Steve Jobs, is penning a comedy pilot about a tech mogul. Called iCON, the show has been commissioned by EPIX and will be directed by Larry Charles, the Seinfeld writer-producer who ...READ»
Netflix's streaming movie service may be more popular--and perhaps more vulnerable--than anyone has realized.
Two-thirds of Netflix customers have used the service's "Watch Instantly" feature, according to new research by Praxi Group ...READ»
Last month we reported that a new cable channel called Epix was going to try to steal thunder from heavyweights like HBO and Showtime by also offering all their movies online at EpixHD.com. The channel, which is being offered first on ...READ»
When MGM, Lionsgate and Paramount couldn't come to an agreement with Showtime for cable movie distribution, they went and created their own channel. But unlike the regular premium channels, which take about a year to get ...READ»
