Today Netflix lost 1,749 movies from its streaming video archive. Netflix subscribers can no longer stream content from major studios like Warner Bros., MGM, and Universal. MGM and Universal will soon only be available through the Warner Archive Instant service, a $10 per month streaming se... Read more...
From 2010 to 2011, Redbox's percentage of the physical-disc rental market increased from 25% to 37%, according to market research firm NPD Group. (via Deadline) Meanwhile, Netflix's share stayed flat, despite the Qwikster debacle and Reed Hastings' statement that DVD-by-mail subscribers will decr... Read more...
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By: Robert Lanza The question, "What is it like after you die?" can make you wonder about taking the time to ponder such philosophical babble. You might reply, "The only way to know is when you die." Not so. You won't know any more than you do now. Increasingly, scientists are beginning to realiz... Read more...
If the record industry wants music subscription services to become mainstream products, it should pay close attention to the factors behind growth at Netflix. In the first quarter of 2011, the online video rental service added 3.6 million subscribers, to finish with 23.6 million. To put it anothe... Read more...
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Google plans to create 20 special channels on its YouTube site, and will spend $100 million to create original programming to populate them, according to sources who talked with the Wall Street Journal. Like Netflix announced last month, Google wants to create its own streaming video program... Read more...
Seattle Times Earlier in December, co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen decided that it would be a good idea to sue Apple, Google, Facebook, eBay, AOL, Netflix, Yahoo, Google’s YouTube, OfficeMax, Office Depot and Staples for violation of one of his patents. The patent in question relates to s... Read more...
The Justice Department is investigating whether a group representing some top technology firms is unfairly trying to smother a free rival technology for delivering online video that is backed by Google Inc., according to people familiar with the matter. Much the way firms battled in the 198... Read more...