News tagged with netflix inc

Humbled Netflix CEO still thinking, talking big

(AP) -- To hear Netflix CEO Reed Hastings tell it, the bone-headed decisions that have dragged down the Internet's leading video subscription service during the past five months eventually will be forgotten like a bad movie ...

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Higher Netflix prices equals fewer subscribers

Netflix's decision to raise prices by as much as 60 percent is turning into a horror show.

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created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Netflix light on flicks as viewers soak up TV shows

Like most fresh faces that arrive in Hollywood, Netflix wanted to be a movie star. But now it's learning what many in Tinseltown have known for decades: Movies are sexy, but the real money is in television.

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created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

YouTube getting into movie rental business

(AP) -- Movie rentals are coming to the Internet's most popular video site.

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created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Review: OnLive Desktop brings the PC to tablets

So you love your iPad, but you wish you could work on Microsoft Office software, watch Flash video and generally have more of a PC-like experience? OnLive Desktop is one way you can.

Technology / Software

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Blockbuster shares tumble after bankruptcy warning

(AP) -- Shares of Blockbuster Inc. sank 30 percent Wednesday after the video rental chain warned that it may have to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Netflix to stream Paramount, Lionsgate, MGM movies

(AP) -- Netflix Inc. has reached a five-year deal worth nearly $1 billion to stream movies from Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM online starting Sept. 1 - a major move that boosts its "Watch Instantly" offerings ...

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created Aug 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Beyond Netflix: where else to get your flick fix

Even with a fee hike, millions of Netflix subscribers will be spending less each month than what it costs two adults to watch a single movie in a theater.

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created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

HBO Go comes to TV, through Roku players

(AP) -- HBO's Internet streaming service, which gives subscribers access to its shows on PCs, smartphones and tablets, is going back to where it all started: the TV.

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created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Netflix loses 800,000 US subscribers in tough 3Q (Update)

(AP) -- Netflix jolted its shareholders again with a third-quarter financial report that portrayed a company in crisis.

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created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Netflix sharing on Facebook may be coming to US

(AP) -- It may not be much longer before there's an easier way for Netflix's U.S. subscribers to share their tastes in movies on Facebook.

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Netflix customers return in 4Q; stock soars 16 pct

(AP) -- Netflix has regained almost as many customers as it lost following an unpopular price increase, signaling that the video subscription service is healing from its self-inflicted wounds.

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Best Buy's Internet video service ready to debut

(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is about to give its customers one less reason to buy DVDs.

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created May 18, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Questions and answers about Netflix's flip-flops

(AP) -- Puzzled by Netflix Inc.'s recent changes? You're not alone. Here are basic questions and answers about the company's reversal of its decision to split off its DVD-by-mail service and rename it "Qwikster." ...

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created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Netflix

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is an online DVD and Blu-ray Disc rental service, offering flat rate rental-by-mail and online streaming to customers in the United States. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, it has amassed a collection of 100,000 titles and approximately 10 million subscribers. The company has more than 55 million discs and, on average, ships 1.9 million DVDs to customers each day. Netflix previously claimed to spend about $300 million a year on postage. On February 25, 2007, Netflix announced the billionth DVD delivery. Two years later, on April 2, 2009, the company announced that it had mailed its two billionth DVD, and awarded the recipient with a complimentary lifetime membership. It topped the ForeSee Results’ Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index with an American Customer Satisfaction Index score of 86, well over the industry average of 75.

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