There was no premiere episode. And not much fanfare. Monday morning the show went online, its entire first series watchable in one sitting. What is Netflix thinking? READ»
It's always been assumed that Netflix wants to be more like television--in actuality, CEO Reed Hastings indicated today he wants television to be more like Netflix.READ»
Shazam's future involves applying its discovery engine to television and all of the brands that flow through it, says CEO Andrew Fisher. And it could be as simple as a button on your channel flipper. READ»
"It was devastating," says multi-hyphenate performer-musician-artist Aleksa Palladino about the too-short life of one of "Boardwalk Empire"'s nuanced characters. And she shares the alternate ending for Angela that never aired.READ»
"It's not TV," as they famous slogan says. "It's HBO." Yet you can't access HBO without TV.
Last year, the popular cable network launched HBO Go, a streaming service that gives millions of subscribers access to its content ...READ»
Netflix boasts more than 23 million subscribers; in just seven months since launch, Hulu Plus has surpassed 700,000 members; and channel-specific offerings like HBO Go, which has already reached more than 3 million users, are rocketing in popularity. Can Comcast catch up?READ»
Facebook and Twitter profiles are, to a degree, reflections of who you are -- from the friends you choose to the topics you follow. Likewise, what you watch on TV represents personal choices: Are you a Dexter fanatic? Maybe more of a ...READ»
At the AllThingsD conference Wednesday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings expressed lots of love for the high-end content produced by premium cable stars HBO and Showtime.READ»
Comcast now joins the ranks of Netflix and HBO, two content providers making waves in the mobile space, and more importantly, enters the increasingly fragmented world of mobile entertainment. We take Xfinity and its competitors for a test drive to see which comes out on top. READ»
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 is a new money provider--this is new money in the system, which is good for content owners," says Netflix's Steve Swasey. "HBO Go is no new money to HBO." 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»
The guys behind the Obama campaign’s game-changing digital strategy are going to work for the largest ad agency in the world. Rospars tells us why that makes sense, and how it will make them even better at serving blue candidates.READ»
After winning a decade-long battle with Blockbuster, Netflix's troubles are still far from over. Today, Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes belittled Netflix and insinuated that its potential is overhyped.READ»
