Netflix stock climbs on Disney film deal
Netflix shares jumped Tuesday with word that the online service struck an exclusive deal to stream live-action animated feature films from The Walt Disney Studios.
Dec 04, 2012
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Study shows growth in second screen users (Update)
(AP)—Many U.S. viewers are becoming more active while watching television, judging by the findings in a new report that illustrates the explosive growth in people who watch TV while connected to social media on smartphones ...
Dec 03, 2012
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Sony introduces ultra-high-definition video player
"The Amazing Spiderman," ''Taxi Driver" and "The Karate Kid" are getting some real resolution.
Nov 30, 2012
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British student avoids US extradition over TV website
A British student who created a website that let people watch films and television shows for free has struck a deal with the United States to avoid extradition, London's High Court heard on Wednesday.
Nov 28, 2012
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Designers reinvent the remote
Sixty years after its creation under the name "Lazy Bones", the remote control is poised to change our relationship with digital content. The EPFL+ECAL Lab, in collaboration with the Kudelski Group, announced ...
Nov 23, 2012
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Antenna-on-a-chip rips the light fantastic
(Phys.org)—A device that looks like a tiny washboard may clean the clocks of current commercial products used to manipulate infrared light.
Nov 16, 2012
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UK telecoms regulator studies possibility of 5G
(Phys.org)—Minding the need for more and more mobile spectrum in a post-4G environment, Ofcom, the UK telecoms regulator, announced on Friday that it is preparing to support the release of spectrum for ...
Nov 16, 2012
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A year on, YouTube's channels not yet must-see TV
(AP)—When Google announced plans to fund some 100 new channels of original programming on YouTube, many expected a transformation in television.
Nov 12, 2012
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Netflix has challenges on path to 'Internet TV' dominance
Depending on whom you ask, Netflix is either a company that's poised for a remarkable resurgence or a washed-up has-been whose best days are behind it.
Nov 08, 2012
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Sharp confesses 'material doubt' about its survival chances
Sharp Corp., once a titan among Japanese electronics manufacturers, now isn't sure it will be able to crawl out of a financial pit made deeper by ruthless competition and relentless losses.
Nov 02, 2012
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Candidates may be better off buying web ads than investing too heavily in TV, researcher says
With the presidential election in the home stretch, voters in battleground states are being subjected to seemingly unending streams of ads. The video barrage is costing the two parties hundreds of millions of dollars—money ...
Oct 26, 2012
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Netflix tops 30 million users worldwide
Netflix said Thursday it now has more than 30 million subscribers worldwide, including some five million outside the United States as the Internet video service pursues a global expansion.
Oct 25, 2012
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Philips Q3 earnings rise, growth economies help
Royal Philips Electronics NV, the maker of electric shavers, light bulbs and medical imaging equipment, saw earnings more than double in the third quarter, thanks to modest growth at all its business lines ...
Oct 22, 2012
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Satellite servicing capabilities being developed
(Phys.org)—With satellites playing increasingly important roles in everyday life, NASA is developing the technology to build Earth-orbiting, roving "service stations" capable of extending the life of these ...
Oct 19, 2012
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Aereo, TV over Internet service, expands to PCs
(AP)—Billionaire Barry Diller's Aereo is broadening availability of its service even as broadcasters challenge the legality of the startup's live television transmissions over the Internet.
Oct 17, 2012
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