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New Hulu Bids Due This Week, But Sale Probability Wanes

Media | Movies
 October 2, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 1 year ago

While bids may be close to the desired $2 billion, the owners are vacillating over whether a sale is the best outcome

  

Amazon Unveils Kindle Fire Tablet, Touch-Screen Kindles

Media
 September 28, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

iPad competitor tablet will cost $199, ship Nov. 15

  

Hollywood's New Math: No Need for Studio Walls in Leaner Times

Movies
 September 27, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

With DVD sales on the decline, it no longer makes sense to segregate ancillary divisions -- expect other studios to restructure

  

Amazon's Tablet Launch: Can the Kindle Fire Burn Apple and Netflix?

Media
 September 27, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Amazon is expected to unveil its latest entry into the tablet market Wednesday in New York

  

Netflix and DreamWorks Animation Make Streaming Deal

Media
 September 25, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Jeffrey Katzenberg tells the New York Times, "It's a game-changing deal"

  

Dish Unveils Blockbuster Movie Pass -- Are You Sweating Yet, Netflix?

Movies
 September 23, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

CEO Joe Clayton says it boasts 100K movies and shows by mail and nearly 4K films via streaming

  

Facebook Unveils Netflix, Spotify Media-Sharing Apps

Media
 September 22, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Media companies will now make their content available on the social networking giant

  

Facebook's f8 Conference -- More Media, More Commerce, More Profit

Media
 September 22, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

The social networking site is expected to unveil a significant redesign

  

Netflix Chief Dogged By Miscues But Still Counting The Stock Profits

Media
 September 22, 2011 By Fred Schruers & Brent Lang 1 year ago

It's been a tough few days since CEO Reed Hastings apologized to his angered customers; now Wall Street pundits are questioning the stock gains he made while other investors suffered

  

Netflix's Qwikster Move: Hard-Headed Business, Not Greed

Movies
 September 22, 2011 By Brent Lang & Fred Schruers 1 year ago

Postage and streaming costs were killing the subscription giant, and it had no choice but to change

  

SnagFilms Expands Into New Platforms, Adds Narrative Films

Movies
 September 21, 2011 By Steve Pond 1 year ago

Major two-part expansion brings classic indie films and docs to a growing array of mobile devices and video platforms

  

Netflix's DVD Service's Twitter Foul: How a Pot Loving Profile Is Beating Qwikster

Media
 September 21, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The official name is registered to a Jason Castillo, but Qwikster says it won't be buying it

  

Netflix, Discovery Renew, Expand Deal

Media
 September 21, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Netflix will offer an expanded lineup from channels like Discovery, Animal Planet and TLC

  

Content Execs at TheGrill Warn: Move Aside, Netflix -- Movies Are Going Into the Cloud

Media
 September 20, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Three industry executives show how promoting and monetizing content ownership is key to the industry's future -- and explain UltraViolet

  

I'm Quitting Netflix

Media
 September 19, 2011 By Lew Harris 1 year ago

It's clear you don't care about keeping me happy, like you once did. And I don't feel so proud being caught with that little red envelope anymore

  

Netflix's Qwikster Announcement Leaves Subscribers Angry and Analysts Cold

Media
 September 19, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The stock plunges on news that the subscription company is splintering off its DVD by mail business

  

Netflix Apologizes, Renames By-Mail Unit 'Qwikster' -- But Keeps Price Hike

Movies
 September 18, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

CEO Reed Hastings: "In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success" -- but the actual cost to consumers remains

  

Tough Timing: Netflix's Ted Sarandos Takes Stage as Share Prices Plummet

Media | Movies
 September 15, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The home entertainment giant's chief content officer suggests the company will get better at anticipating blowback to pricing changes in the future

  

Netflix Shares Slide as Customers Drop Streaming Giant

Media
 September 15, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The rental service lowered its subscriber projections by 1 million

  

Netflix's Content Gap: Will Subscribers Wait 8 Years to Stream Movies?

Movies
 September 8, 2011 By Edward Jay Epstein 1 year ago

Hollyblog: There will be a 96-month gap before movies are available for streaming through the popular service -- and that may be too long for subscribers

  

Netflix, Miramax Expand Streaming Deal to Latin America

Media
 September 6, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

More than 140 Miramax movies will be available to members in countries from Mexico to Brazil

  

Dish Network to Introduce Blockbuster Streaming Movie Service (Report)

Movies
 September 2, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The service would rival Netflix, which is losing its deal with Starz

  

Streaming Breakdown! Starz Won't Renew Netflix Deal

Movies
 September 1, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Current pact expires on February 28, 2012, stripping the popular subscription service of titles from Disney and Sony

  

Miramax Names Beth Minehart Global Digital SVP

Media
 August 23, 2011 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Minehart will be responsible for all digital initiatives and sales and report directly to CEO Mike Lang

  

Netflix, Telemundo Make Deal for 1,200 Hours of Streaming Content

Television
 August 22, 2011 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

Deal makes shows available for new customers in Latin America

  

Netflix Eyes Spain for a 2012 Launch

Movies
 August 17, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

The streaming service will continue its international expansion in a country notorious for piracy

  
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