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Verizon Rumor Mill Keeps Spinning: Will It Buy Troubled Netflix?

December 12, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Shares of the subscription rental company are rising on a DealReporter story that it will move from Redbox to red envelopes

  

Redbox and Verizon Get Hitched: Are You Worried Now, Reed Hastings?

December 8, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

A TechCrunch report says that the two companies are building a Netflix killer

  

Can Streaming Cure the CW's Ratings Woes? (And Save 'Community,' Too?)

December 8, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

The CW's ratings have slipped to basic-cable status this season. But with a new Netflix deal alone yielding the network $1 billion, who needs Nielsens?

  

Ted Sarandos: 'Negative Momentum' at Netflix Will Turn Around in December

December 6, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Streaming giant's chief content officer promises that the company has learned from its PR stumbles this summer

  

Netflix's Reed Hastings on New Verizon Competition: 'We're Still More Worried About HBO'

December 6, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

CEO of embattled video company addresses news of a new Verizon streaming service at Tuesday's UBS conference in New York

  

Xbox Live Unveils Latest Cable Challenge, Complete With Voice Control

December 5, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The technology giant will offer new entertainment partners such as HBO Go, Verizon Fios and Epix

  

PBS, Crackle, Lifetime Partner with Entertainment Discovery App Fanhattan

December 2, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The deals add "A Few Good Men," Seinfeld" and more to the library

  

Netflix's Price-Fixing Suit Dismissed

November 23, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The class-action suit alleged that the streaming giant had conspired with Walmart to carve up the DVD rental and sales market

  

Netflix Stock Plunges After Rental Giant Sells $400M in Stock, Debt

November 21, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Company's shares hit lowest point in over a year after it moves to shore up liquidity

  

The Bluths Are Back: New 'Arrested Development' Episodes Coming to Netflix

November 18, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The cult hit will be available in exclusive episodes beginning in 2013

  

Netflix Signs Streaming Pact With Miramax for U.K. and Ireland

November 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The deal, which covers movies including "Bad Santa" and "The Aviator," follows similar agreements with Lionsgate and MGM

  

Netflix, Lionsgate Sign Exclusive U.K. and Ireland Streaming Pact

November 14, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Deal includes such upcoming titles as "The Hunger Games" and "Expendables 2"

  

From 'Hobbit' to '21 Jump Street': Netflix and MGM Sign UK Streaming Deal

November 7, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Pact also includes catalogue titles such as "Capote" and "Fargo"

  

CBS Q3 Profits Beat Projections, But Revenues Fall Short (Updated)

November 3, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

In conference call with analysts, CEO Les Moonves was bullish about the streaming business

  

Earnings Scorecard: Who's Up, Who's Down This Season

November 2, 2011 By Diane Garrett 1 year ago

Time Warner fared well in its latest earnings report while Sony and News Corp. took their hits

  

Disney-ABC TV Makes New Streaming Deals With Netflix, Amazon

October 31, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Netflix can continue to stream shows, add new content; Amazon expands library by 800 titles

  

Netflix Stock Plunge: Will Reed Hastings’ Hubris Bring Down an Internet Meteor?

October 25, 2011 By Brent Lang & Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

Analysis: The video streaming giant is shrinking at an alarming rate, battered by Wall Street and Main Street

  

Netflix Stock Plunges Again -- 35% as Investors Bail

October 25, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Investors are throwing in the towel on the rental giant on news of subscriber loss

  

Netflix Stock Plunges on 800,000 Subscriber Loss in Q3

October 24, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

CEO Reed Hastings tells analysts: "Qwikster became the symbol of Netflix not listening"

  

Netflix Announces Expansion Into UK and Ireland Ahead of Q3 Earnings

October 24, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The company will begin offering its streaming service in early 2012

  

Like the iPhone, the Black List Is About to Get a Major Upgrade

October 13, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The annual list of the best unproduced screenplays will now be updated in real-time, thanks to a snazzy new algorithm

  

Netflix, CW Sign 4-Year Deal to Stream Shows

October 13, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Viewers can watch complete prior seasons

  

Netflix Analyst: 'I've Never Seen a Company Behave This Randomly' (Updated)

October 10, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Wall Street is still down on the rental giant after it kills plans to spin off its DVD-by-mail business

  

Netflix Blinks: Abandons Separate Qwikster Service

October 10, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

CEO Reed Hastings promises no new price hikes

  

Netflix to Stream 'Walking Dead'; AMC Deal Also Covers IFC, WE tv, Sundance Shows

October 7, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Past episodes of shows will be available for streaming shortly before premieres

  

'Arrested Development' Revival Gets Looks From Showtime, Netflix, IFC

October 3, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Comedy should be able to find a home for shortened new season

  
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