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- Blockbuster: Confusing Moves
- Blockbuster made a bid out of nowhere for Circuit City, and when they hesitated, Blockbuster took it public. After prodding, Circuit City has finally opened its books to the impudent movie retailer. But that still doesn't answer the main question – what exactly does Circuit City have that they want?
- Videos 2008-06-04
- Fouad ElNaggar: Investing in Transformational Companies
- Fouad ElNaggar is a Principal with Redpoint Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in high-tech start-ups, which have included Netflix, Tivo and Juniper Networks. ElNaggar talks about what kinds of companies he seeks to help and the misconceptions of venture capitalists.
- Videos 2008-04-18
- Blockbuster launches set-top box
- Blockbuster is launching its set-top box film rental service, in a bid to compete with US rival, Netflix. The MoviePoint player, developed in partnership with device maker 2Wire, goes on sale in the US from this week and offers pay-on-demand rentals rather than subscription services. ...
- Articles 2008-11-25
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- Hollywood wants share of Netflix's windfall
- Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says Hollywood is pondering whether to create a sales-only period that would prevent rental stores from distributing some films. He says that could be good for his company.(Credit: Greg Sandoval/CNET)At this point, who could begrudge Reed Hastings and his Netflix management team from celebrating, from performing...
- News items 2009-10-26
- Vacations Unlimited At Netflix
- Vacations Unlimited At NetflixGreat IdeaI think the Netflix is "the grown up company!"LGNetflix is a grown-up companyThat other company's spokesperson sounds stuffy and closed-minded. I won't be buying its stock. Bravo for Netflix for seeing the light. Employees that get the needed time off are much more productive and creative....
- Discussion threads 2007-05-24
- Netflix bypasses US mail, set-top box with new HDTVs from LG
- Forget the set-top box—Netflix is going straight to the TV, no Roku or Xbox 360 required. LG Electronics and Netflix announced today that LG would be the first manufacturer to release HDTV models that can stream Netflix content directly from the Internet without the aid of an external piece of...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Microsoft's Xbox Talks Up Netflix Exclusivity
- In the console wars, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has apparently scored a win. In announcing an update to its Xbox Live online service, which features Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) streaming, Microsoft described its relationship with Netflix as "exclusive" and said the "Xbox 360 will be the only game console to offer...
- External links 2009-08-11
- Coming Attraction: Netflix on your PS3
- This question is for all you PS3 owners out there: How would you like to watch a movie streamed directly from Netflix via your PS3? Well, starting next month... you'll be able to do just that.Will you stream movies to your PS3 from Netflix? Let us know. Yesterday Greg Peters,...
- News items 2009-10-26
- PS3 Netflix: The best use of BD-Live yet
- By Tim Conneally , Betanews Finally, Sony's PlayStation 3 home video game console and Blu-ray player will be receiving Netflix Instant streaming, a feature which has appeared on a number of other pieces of hardware, including rival console Xbox 360 and connected Blu-ray players...
- News items 2009-10-26
- LG to Embed Netflix Tech Directly Inside TVs
- SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Netflix and LG Electronics said on Sunday that LG will soon introduce TV sets that can screen Netflix movies directly from the Web without an external box. Last year, the U.S. DVD rental company and the Korean electronics giant launched set-top boxes and Blu-ray...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Amazon buyout rumours boost Netflix share price
- Rumours that Amazon is preparing to buy Netflix are sending shares in the online video rental service to a ten-week high. Bloomberg reports that Netflix shares rose more than 6% to hit USD42.54 at the start of this week. Netflix’s...
- Articles 2009-07-13
- Amazon, Netflix earnings soar
- You wouldn't know there's been a slowdown in consumer spending by looking at Amazon.com and Netflix.Both companies have continued to grab customers at a record pace, leading to higher earnings and sales for their third quarters.Net income for Amazon jumped 68 percent to $199 million, or 45 cents a share,...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Sony Crashes Microsoft's Netflix Party: The PS3 Gets Streaming, Too
- About that “exclusive” agreement with Netflix for streaming movies on the Xbox 360 that Microsoft was boasting about ... It’s not so exclusive anymore. Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) and Sony Computer Entertainment America SCEA have announced that Netflix’s streaming video service is coming to the PS3 next month. Users that...
- External links 2009-10-26
- Netflix Queues Up Sony's PlayStation 3
- Netflix's exclusive distribution deal with Microsoft Xbox 360 for game consoles is ending, as the movie-rental provider next month will let U.S. subscribers access its Internet-to-TV video-on-demand service through Sony PlayStation 3 gaming consoles. Sony has sold about 9 million PS3 systems in the U.S. to date, and Netflix had...
- News items 2009-10-28
- Netflix to introduce streaming service -- but not in the US
- Filed under: Video Netflix have announced their intention to launch a streaming service beginning in the second half of 2010, rather than relying solely on their DVD-by-mail scheme. Initially, however, the service will only be available outside the US. Why make a streaming...
- News items 2009-10-23
- Netflix to Offer Streaming-Only Package, But Profitability Will Be Hard to Come By
- Dan Rayburn submits: On Netflix's NFLX Q3 earnings call, CEO Reed Hastings announced plans to take Netflix's digital offering international, sometime in the second half of 2010. Reed said Netflix plans to roll out a streaming only offering by starting small in one market, proving the model and then...
- External links 2009-10-25
- Sony in PS3 movie streaming deal with Netflix
- By Gabriel Madway SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Sony said on Monday it is partnering with Netflix to provide access to the online movie rental company's library through Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console. PS3 users in the United States who are also Netflix subscribers will be able to instantly stream...
- News items 2009-10-26
- Exciting Times for Netflix, Roku & the Microsoft Xbox 360
- Dan Rayburn submits: ...While some have speculated that the current Roku box can't do HD streaming, and is the reason why Netflix NFLX does not offer HD video quality, this is not the case. Roku confirmed for me yesterday that the current version of its Roku box is currently capable...
- External links 2008-10-30
- Netflix: Pushing the Envelope Today and into the Future
- Ockham Research submits: Netflix NFLX announced Thursday that it surpassed the ten million subscriber threshold and its pace of subscriber gains has recently accelerated . At the end of 2007 it had 7.47 million subscribers and grew at about 25% (to 9.4 million subscribers) in 2008. Now,...
- External links 2009-02-12
- Netflix: We're Not Throttling Streaming, Blame Your ISP
- Dan Rayburn submits: Neil Hunt, Netflix's NFLX chief product officer posted to the Netflix blog Friday that the problems some users are facing with Netflix's streaming service is as a result of how ISPs handle traffic and is in no way an indication that Netflix is throttling their service....
- External links 2009-03-22
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