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Amazon Massively Inflates Its Streaming Library Size

BY Austin Carr | 04-12-2012 | 12:31 PM | INNOVATION

Amazon counts individual episodes, not whole series, as "TV shows," which makes its Prime streaming catalog seem 10 times bigger than it actually is.READ MORE›

New Details On Redbox-Verizon Streaming Service, Netflix Competitor

BY Austin Carr | 02-07-2012 | 9:59 AM | INNOVATION

Inside Redbox and Verizon's planned subscription offering in the digital and physical space.READ MORE›

Redbox Partners With Verizon To Launch Streaming Video Service

BY Austin Carr | 02-06-2012 | 8:31 AM | INNOVATION

The Coinstar subsidiary today announced a new partnership with Verizon. The joint venture will launch in the second half of 2012 and be a subscription-based and "affordable service that will allow all consumers across the U.S. to enjoy the new and popular entertainment they want, whenever they choose, using the media and devices they prefer," the companies said.READ MORE›

Two Years After Netflix, Blockbuster Arrives @Home On The iPad

BY Austin Carr | 01-09-2012 | 1:20 PM | INNOVATION

Blockbuster is finally coming to the iPad. The video-rental company, which Dish Network acquired in April, has been trying to remake itself in the eyes of consumers after last year's bankruptcy sale. "When the technology changes, when ...READ MORE›

Kindle Fire Vs. Nook Tablet: "Choice" And Trash Talk

BY Austin Carr | 11-17-2011 | 4:49 PM | INNOVATION

Barnes & Noble's director of developer relations, Claudia Romanini, repeated the word "choice" six times when Fast Company spoke with her. But what does the word really mean here?READ MORE›

Is Netflix Hated Enough To Inspire A "Netflix Killer"?

BY Austin Carr | 08-16-2011 | 10:44 AM | INNOVATION

Many have threatened to leave Netflix. But do they have anywhere to go? Supposed "Netflix killers" in the space are going after its customers--even if they offer very different services, and in certain instances, more expensive prices. READ MORE›

Netflix Hits 25 Million Subscribers, $789 Million Revenue, Responds To Price Backlash

BY Austin Carr | 07-25-2011 | 5:11 PM | INNOVATION

Outside the numbers, Netflix set apart a significant space in its letter to shareholders to address the backlash from its recent subscription plan price hike, and to respond to growing competition in the space from Hulu Plus, Amazon, and HBO Go.READ MORE›

Comcast Shapes Up Its Streaming App To Try To Catch Up With Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go

BY Austin Carr | 07-25-2011 | 11:52 AM | INNOVATION

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 MORE›

How Netflix Plans to Fend Off Amazon, Hulu Plus, HBO, and Time Warner

BY Austin Carr | 02-11-2011 | 7:00 PM | INNOVATION

"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 MORE›

iFive: Facebook's 2012 IPO, Mac App Store Piracy, Ballmer Bullish on Xbox, Hulu Plus on Android, FCC's Net-Neutrality App Prize

BY Kit Eaton | 01-07-2011 | 7:14 AM | INNOVATION

Friday's here, but before you can kick back and relax for the weekend, there's still some cleverness and innovation to be had, and here's the early news:READ MORE›

DirecTV to Roll Out Targeted Ads, Privacy Concerns

BY Austin Carr | 12-20-2010 | 11:17 AM | INNOVATION

Satellite television provider DirecTV is set to introduce "targeted" or "addressable" ads, advertisements tailored to viewers' interests, lifestyles, and demographics.READ MORE›

Netflix Spending Up to $100,000 Per Episode of Primetime TV

BY Austin Carr | 12-02-2010 | 12:00 PM | INNOVATION

Wary of competition from Hulu, Netflix aggressively expanding its online catalog with current episodes of primetime TV shows--at a cost between $70,000 to $100,000 per episode.READ MORE›

Hulu CEO Jason Kilar Boasts of $240 Million Revenues, 30 Million Subscribers

BY Austin Carr | 11-10-2010 | 1:44 PM | INNOVATION

"I never faulted anyone for assuming we were dead on arrival," said Hulu CEO Jason Kilar today. "I understand that that was a fair opinion to have." But not anymore.READ MORE›

Netflix v. Hulu: Will the Ad-Free Service Win?

BY Austin Carr | 11-09-2010 | 5:46 PM | INNOVATION

Netflix recently said it's not interested in the advertising business -- competition with Hulu for streaming TV viewers notwithstanding. But would you be willing to watch ads if the service was cheaper?READ MORE›

Amazon Reportedly Fighting Movie Studios for a Netflix-Like Streaming Video Service

BY Dan Nosowitz | 09-01-2010 | 12:55 AM | MAGAZINE

Getting movie studios to agree to a streaming video policy is no small task. Amazon is, according to a rumor, willing to fight that battle if they can come out with a Netflix competitor.READ MORE›

Is Hulu Plus Worth the Cost (and Commercials)?

BY Dan Nosowitz | 08-27-2010 | 12:50 AM | MAGAZINE

Hulu Plus's $10 per month fee should give customers tons more content than the free version, right? Especially since the paid version has ads! But the numbers don't back that assumption up.READ MORE›

61% of Netflix Subscribers Choose to Stream Video

BY Dan Nosowitz | 07-21-2010 | 9:51 PM | MAGAZINE

As if you needed more evidence that streaming video is putting the smackdown on physical media, Netflix's quarterly report shows more and more of its customers choose to stream.READ MORE›

Hulu Plus on PS3: The Best Hulu Experience for Your TV, Period

BY Dan Nosowitz | 07-19-2010 | 4:12 AM | MAGAZINE

It was possible to get Hulu onto your TV before now, but the options were slim, sometimes tricky, and usually awkward. Hulu Plus on PS3 looks like a new world for the streaming video service.READ MORE›

Rumor: Apple Wants to Offer 99-Cent Streaming TV Episode Rentals

BY Dan Nosowitz | 07-09-2010 | 12:18 AM | MAGAZINE

A new rumor today suggests Apple may be getting into the streaming video arena with 99-cent TV episode rentals.READ MORE›

Hulu CEO Is "Not Averse" to an Even Pricier Ad-Free Subscription

BY Dan Nosowitz | 07-08-2010 | 4:00 PM | MAGAZINE

Hulu's CEO said in a chat yesterday that he's not averse to looking at ad-free models for his service, above and beyond Hulu Plus--but watching Hulu without ads will come at a price. A steeper price, that is.READ MORE›