Last week Netflix sent out an email telling subscribers that the monthly fee will increase by $1.00 if they subscribe to Blu-ray discs. With times being what they are, I do not fault the company for increasing prices. I am just not ...READ»
Have you ever wondered how Netflix works? How those little red DVD envelopes get sorted, packaged and mailed to your home? Recent reports on the company paint two curiously different pictures.READ»
Netflix's CEO just confirmed one long-hoped-for rumor: Netflix will be on the iPhone. It just won't be coming soon. Before the company tackles the tricky business of 3G broadband streaming, it's aiming to get on the other screens in your life.READ»
Netflix traded in its right to first-run films in exchange for a larger streaming catalog. But the company hasn't totally given up on first-run films yet.READ»
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So you've got a great innovation on your hands--a new product or service
that is going to change everything. Well, soon you'll face your first
battle: How to explain the thing. If it's new, it's going to ...READ»
We learned yesterday that Netflix is partnering with legendary low-budget filmmaker Roger Corman to produce online miniseries Splatter. And viewers get to vote on which characters live or die on the episodes, which premiere Oct. ...READ»
Some thought it would never happen, others said it was inevitable, but the rumor mill is churning out reports this morning that Netflix, at long last, is working with Nintendo to stream its vast catalog of films to the Wii (an overdue ...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»
A new study comparing streaming video services from Amazon and Netflix found that most people surveyed didn't even know they could stream video in the first place. Wait a minute: Didn't a study we reported on yesterday say that 90% of ...READ»
We already know Netflix users are begging for easier ways to get streaming video to their TVs--Xbox, PS3, Roku, and Blu-ray players apparently aren't simple enough solutions. Instead, more and more
people watch TV and film on their ...READ»
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»
In a marketing move straight from the late '80s or early '90s, indie film label Oscilloscope Pictures is starting a direct-mail DVD of the month club. (SubPop Singles Club, anyone?) The company, founded by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch and ...READ»
The Atlantic got ahold of some of Netflix's internal stats regarding ratings, and the results show something we might have expected: Some Netflix users are insane.READ»
The gap between the Web and television just narrowed a bit further. Starting this fall, Netflix users will be able to stream movies directly from the site to Sony Bravia Internet-enabled televisions. bringing Netflix's 12,000-title ...READ»
In an interview, Reed Hastings made a joke that some (humorless and over-sensitive types) have taken as anti-American. He was forced to apologize, but dropped a hint about Netflix's future in the process.READ»
comScore just released November data on online video growth. November saw a +34% vs. year ago growth with 12.7 Billion online video views for the month. While Google and YouTube still have clear leadership, it has dropped to 40%, ...READ»
Netflix [NFLX] is considering a feature that would stream cable TV to its users. Wait a minute: wasn't Hulu supposed to be the Web's cable-killer?
The new feature gained exposure by way of a survey distributed to current Netflix ...READ»
Netflix doesn't need actors. At least, not outside of the movies they rent.The company recently staged a flashy launch event for their expansion into Canada, the first international locale to gain proper access to Netflix's streaming ...READ»
While you slept, innovation didn't. Here's what you missed and need to know.
Notoriously union-averse Starbucks, Costco, and Whole Foods filed their card to reform labor law by creating a third place on the Employee Free ...READ»
The video rental giant finally files for Chapter 11. If only it had bought Netflix for $50 million in 2000! Here are the key moments in the downfall.READ»
