Netflix News

WB seeks 28-day delay for Blockbuster

variety.com – Studio to expand delay on Netflix, Redbox -- Warner Bros. is ending its exclusive day-and-date arrangement with Blockbuster, which didn't have to adhere to the 28-day delay imposed on rivals Netflix and Redbox 1 year 30 weeks ago via theothersenhman

Netflix Stock Plunges on Q3 Subscriber Losses

thewrap.com – After a costly stream of mistakes including a price hike and an aborted plan to spin-off its DVD by mail business, Netflix beat analysts expectations with its third quarter earnings. But it lost 800,000 during the three month period -- and that did not make Wall Street happy. Netflix shares dropped more than 20 percent to $94.17 in immediate after-hours trading following the company's earnings report. 1 year 30 weeks ago via jackiechan

Netflix Taps Playtone Executive For New Original Content Acquisition Post

deadline.com – Longtime Playtone development and production executive Peter Friedlander is joining Netflix where he will oversee original content acquisition. While acquisitions of existing TV series has been the backbone of Netflix’s rise over the past few years, including high-profile recent deals with AMC and the CW, the streaming giant also signaled an expansion into original series with the recent deal with MRC for drama House Of Cards. 1 year 31 weeks ago via brucelee

Will Vdio Give Netflix A Run For Its Money?

deadline.com – Netflix may have another rival in the video subscription business — the recently launched Vdio, the brainchild of a cofounder of Skype, Janus Friis. Not much is known about Vdio, based on what tech and gadget site Giga-Om revealed Tuesday, but that post’s figure of 200 active monthly users on Facebook had grown to 3,000 when we checked several hours later. 1 year 31 weeks ago via jetli

What's Popping: 'The Avengers', 'The Lone Rangers', Netflix, 'Top Gun 2', and 'Tower Heist' VOD

9:04 PM 10/14/2011 by Binh Ngo

Avengers Assemble! The Avengers is currently in post, but from the looks of the first teaser, fans will be asking how soon can they work on the sequel.

Netflix Scrap Qwikster, No Longer Splitting Into Two Companies

fb.indiewire.com – Things have been pretty rosy for Netflix these last few years. Starting as a humble VHS-rental company in 1998, they swiftly became the market leader in DVD rentals, helping to pretty much bury Blockbuster, delivering one billion discs by 2007, and reaching 23.6 million subscribers as of April this year. 1 year 32 weeks ago via donnieyen

The Decline of Indies on Netflix: Were They Amputated With the Long Tail?

fb.indiewire.com – Netflix was founded on the principle that it provided access to movies--all movies, including the most obscure indie titles. By promising to sell less of more, it was a new-economy poster child, a publicly traded argument for the long tail. Today, it looks like Netflix is docking its tail with a more old-fashioned strategy. 1 year 34 weeks ago via brucelee

Will Hollywood Make Sure That Netflix Faces Competition Overseas?

deadline.com – That’s what some analysts here predict after looking at the deal Disney announced yesterday to license movies and TV shows to NetMovies Entertainment, a Brazilian competitor to Netflix. The release says this is “the first major global studio deal for NetMovies” which is described as “Brazil’s largest and most comprehensive online subscription service for movies and TV series” with more than 35,000 titles in its library. 1 year 34 weeks ago via donnieyen

Netflix Secures Streaming Deal With DreamWorks

nytimes.com – DreamWorks Animation, the company behind successful movie franchises like “Madagascar” and “Shrek,” said it had completed a deal to pump its films and television specials through Netflix, replacing a less lucrative pact with HBO. 1 year 34 weeks ago via donnieyen

Blockbuster Announces ‘Movie Pass,’ a $10/Month Would-Be Netflix Rival Streaming Service

feedproxy.google.com – Blockbuster and parent company Dish Network today announced a new streaming service intended as a rival to Netflix. The timing seems perfect, as the public image of Netflix has taken a serious beating in the past six months thanks to price increases, splitting DVD and streaming services, and the choice of ‘Qwikster’ as the name for the new Netflix DVD-by-mail service.

1 year 34 weeks ago via donnieyen