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Miramax films start to roll out on Netflix, Hulu follows suit
- Hulu announced today that Miramax films are coming to Hulu and the Hulu Plus subscription service. On Hulu Plus, 27 titles are available today, with hundreds more to be added steadily over the next month or so.
Netflix updates Android app, removes check for unsupported devices
- Netflix has updated its Android app for smartphones. The streaming giant has added support for three new devices, but even more importantly, it has removed the check that prevents users trying to playback content on unsupported devices. You can download…
Netflix is the largest source of Internet traffic in North America
- Sandvine today announced the release of its Global Internet Phenomena Report: Spring 2011, including Internet trends from North America, Latin America, and Europe. Since the last report in the fall of 2010, the general trend appears to be a growing…
Netflix signs content deal with Miramax
- Netflix and Miramax today announced a multi-year agreement under which Netflix members in the US will be able to instantly watch some of the motion pictures from the Miramax film library. Financial terms of the deal were not being disclosed.
Hackers offer workaround to use Netflix on other Android phones
- Netflix recently released an Android app for smartphones. Unfortunately, the company limited the app to just five phones: the HTC Incredible with Android 2.2, the HTC Nexus One with Android 2.2 or Android 2.3, the HTC Evo 4G with Android…
Netflix releases Android app, but just for five phones
- Netflix has finally released an app for Android, although only for smartphones and not for tablets. You can download the app now from the Android Market.
More broadband caps in the US, AT&T starts today
- At one point unlimited bandwidth was almost regarded a universal right in the United States and many other developed nations, but the growing demand for on-demand video and peer-to-peer traffic has left ISPs scrambling for ways to avoid excessive burdens…
DirecTV considering taking on Netflix
- DirecTV recently asked a subset of its customers to fill out a web survey that was pretty much all about Netflix. The company was interested in Netflix usage patterns, and also proposed the same two options Netflix has for movies:…
Netflix ties Comcast for subscribers, downplays cord cutting
- Netflix released its first quarter results today with a profit of $60 million on revenue of $719 million, up 88% and 46% on-year. The video streaming service added 3.6 million global subscribers (US and Canada) between January and March, pushing…
Microsoft adds Kinect support for Netflix
- The Netflix app on the Xbox 360 has been updated with Kinect support. The next time you start up Netflix, you'll be prompted to accept the update (43MB download).
Netflix gets subscription TV rights to Paramount movies in Canada
- Netflix has announced a new five-year licensing agreement with Paramount Pictures, which is owned by media conglomerate Viacom, in Canada. The deal means over 350 new movie titles, including the exclusive subscription television rights to all first-run films, will be…
Netflix apologizes for downtime, offers service credit
- Two days ago, Netflix was down for several hours. Many users were frustrated as they could not stream videos from the Watch Instantly service, via all of its many forms.
Netflix confirms original content coming next year
- Netflix has confirmed a rumor from earlier this week saying the company wants to rival traditional cable networks by acquiring an original television series. In late 2012, the video streaming giant will exclusively offer its American and Canadian members at…
Netflix in talks for original content to rival cable networks
- Video streaming giant Netflix is reportedly looking to rival traditional cable networks as it negotiates to acquire an original television series directed by "The Social Network" 's David Fincher and starring actor Kevin Spacey. According to Deadline Hollywood, the company…
Netflix has 61% of digital movie units, Apple at 4%
- Digital video now makes up one quarter of all home video volume. Netflix's share of digital movie units, downloaded and streamed, reached 61 percent between January 2011 and February 2011. This was followed by Comcast in second place at 8…
Nintendo 3DS getting Netflix, free access to AT&T hotspots
- Acknowledging the shortcomings of its WiiWare and DSiWare stores, Nintendo revealed new plans for delivering digital content to its 3DS console. During a keynote presentation at GDC 2011, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata and COO Reggie Fils-Aime revealed that company's latest…
Netflix: subtitled content to increase from 30% to 80% this year
- Nearly a year after Netflix finally began adding subtitles to its collection of streaming content in the US, more than 3,500 TV episodes and movies now have subtitles available, representing about 30 percent of viewing. More subtitles are being added…
Boxee Box finally gets Netflix support
- Boxee has released a small Valentine's Day gift for D-Link Boxee Box owners. After a series of delays, the media-streaming device has finally received support for Netflix, which has been the most requested feature since the system's debut last November.…
Netflix ranks ISPs based on video stream quality
- Netflix has released a chart that ranks popular Internet service providers based on how well they deliver videos to users. "We find ourselves in the unique position of having insight into the performance of hundreds of millions of long duration,…
Netflix adds 7.7 million subscribers in 2010, passes 20 million
- In a letter sent to its shareholders (PDF), Netflix reported excellent results for its most recent earnings report. In Q4 2010, the company saw revenue of $596 million, an operating income of $78 million, and a net income of $47 million.
Mail service costs Netflix 20 times more than streaming
- Netflix currently pays up to $1 per DVD mailed round trip, and the company mails about 2 million DVDs per day. By comparison, the company pays 5 cents to stream the same movie. In other words, the company pays 20…
Netflix considers overseas expansion in 2011
- Netflix is reportedly in talks with advertising and media agencies around the world as it considers the possibility of expanding its streaming service overseas. According to Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings, who was recently cited by The Hollywood Reporter,…
Netflix working on HTML5 standard for streaming video
- Netflix has officially embraced HTML5 video. The company doesn't just want to just push forward with its own flavor of HTML5 video, the way Apple did with its iOS devices, but it wants to build an industry-wide consensus on issues…
Netflix adds more content in Canada
- Netflix has announced licensing agreements with various content providers that add hundreds of new titles for Canadian Netflix members. Many of the new titles are available now while others will be made available over the next few weeks.
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