Netflix content chief says piracy drops whenever Netflix launches in new markets
Netflix’s chief content officer has a novel way to combat online piracy: give people easy and affordable ways to access content. In an interview with …
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Netflix loses 1,800 streaming titles including South Park, classic James Bond films [updated]
Netflix on Wednesday lost almost 1,800 titles from its streaming library as licensing deals with studios like MGM, Warner Bros. and Universal expired. Titles now …
Netflix has already recouped its $100 million House of Cards investment
Netflix spent around $100 million to produce the first two seasons of House of Cards, the original drama that stars Kevin Spacey as a comically …
An illustration of just how massive Netflix has become
Netflix reported a blowout quarter on Monday as its subscribers in the United States surged to more than 29 million, thus giving it even more …
Netflix may change policies to prevent customers from sharing accounts
For a monthly fee of $7.99, Netflix customers have access to a wide variety of TV shows, movies and original content. More often than not, …
Spotify reportedly interested in expanding to streaming video service with orignal content
Spotify is reportedly planning a major change that will put it in direct competition with Netflix (NFLX) and other video streaming services. According to Business …
Netflix will not develop a BlackBerry 10 app
In what could be major blow to BlackBerry’s (BBRY) new operating system, a Netflix (NFLX) spokesperson has confirmed to AllThingsD that it has no plans for …
Netflix CEO fights for the right to post company milestones on Facebook
It may not seem like the most pressing matter in an era of massive financial scandals, but the Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to …
Netflix adds 2 million more subscribers, turns surprise profit
Rumors of Netflix’s (NFLX) unprofitability have been widely exaggerated, as the company on Wednesday reported a profit of $0.13 per share on revenues of $945 million …
Netflix will offer animated shows from Adult Swim and Cartoon Network on March 30th
Netflix (NFLX) on Monday announced a new licensing agreement with Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Brothers to bring even more content to the streaming service …
Netflix announces ‘Super HD’ and 3D streaming for select ISPs
Netflix (NFLX) on Tuesday announced new enhanced streaming options for users on select ISPs. Following a series of rumors that suggested as much, Netflix has …
Google Fiber clobbers competitors in Netflix ISP rankings
No, it’s not particularly surprising the Google (GOOG) Fiber now delivers the fastest Internet service in the United States. But as Engadget reports, new Internet …
PlayStation 3 was the world’s No.1 Netflix streaming device this year
There are dozens of devices that can stream Netflix (NFLX), but only one can machine be crowned the king of the living room. According to …
Netflix signs deal with Disney to exclusively show movies in first pay TV window [updated]
Score this as an enormous win for Netflix (NFLX). The content distribution company on Tuesday announced that it had signed a multiyear deal with Disney …
Netflix competitor Redbox Instant to reportedly offer video streaming for just $6 per month
Verizon (VZ) and Coinstar (CSTR) earlier this year announced a joint video streaming service to compete with Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon (AMZN). The service, which is called Redbox Instant by Verizon, …
Netflix updates its iOS app to support iPhone 5’s wider screen
iPhone developers may not have had much time to update their apps for the iPhone 5’s larger screen, but that hasn’t posed a problem for …
Netflix CEO blasts Amazon Prime Videos for being ‘a confusing mess’
With so much competition in the streaming video business, it’s only natural that Netflix (NFLX) is feeling the heat. In an interview with The Wall Street …
Netflix iPhone app updated to make discovering new content even easier [video]
Netflix (NFLX) announced on Tuesday that its iPhone and iPod touch app received a major update that brings over its UI and experience from the company’s …
Netflix, Freesat team to drive another nail in pay-TV’s coffin
Here’s a good reason to envy of your friends across the pond: They’ll soon have a free satellite television service that will come integrated with …
Verizon, Redbox get ready to go toe-to-toe with Netflix
Remember when Verizon (VZ) and Coinstar’s (CSTR) Redbox agreed earlier this year to create a joint video streaming service? Well, it seems the two companies are …
Netflix beats Q2 earnings expectations, generates $889 million in revenue
Netflix’s (NFLX) stock has taken a beating over the past year — Netflix shares were trading around $80 on Tuesday, down from a 52-week high …
Netflix subscribers streamed more than one billion hours of video in June
Netflix on Tuesday revealed that its subscribers streamed more than one billion hours of video for the first time ever in June. The company’s CEO Reed …
DOJ investigates cable companies over Netflix net neutrality row
The United States Department of Justice is trying to figure out whether cable companies are engaging in anti-competitive practices by not counting data consumed through …
Netflix passes Apple to take lead in online movie business
Apple has been dethroned as the dominant player in the U.S. online movie business. According to a recent report from market research firm IHS iSuppli, …
Netflix beats estimates in Q1; posts narrower loss on $870 million in sales
Netflix posted its financial results for the first quarter of 2012 after the bell on Monday. The company reported a loss of $0.08 per share, …
Amazon said to be inflating streaming library size [updated]
Online retail giant Amazon is said to be stretching the truth regarding the size of its streaming content library when reporting numbers to the public. …
Netflix paid $1 million for a recommendation algorithm it never used
Netflix in 2006 held an open competition to find the collaborative filtering algorithm that would best predict whether or not a user would like a …
Over 1 million U.S. cable subscribers cut the cord in 2011
More than 1 million cable television subscribers in the United States canceled their service in 2011, opting instead for online films and TV shows available …
Comcast deals blow to net neutrality, says own video service is exempt from bandwidth caps
Cable network operator and Internet service provider Comcast reportedly confirmed earlier this week that it would give its own video streaming service a huge advantage …
Online movie streaming in U.S. to top DVDs for the first time in 2012
Online movie streaming in the United States is expected to top both DVD and Blu-ray use for the first time ever in 2012, according to …
