Netflix isn’t making many friends lately and I’m willing to bed CEO Reed Hastings can add AOL President Tim Armstrong to his list of detractors. Speaking on the Netflix company blog over the weekend Hastings apologizes for his price hike […]
Discounting a reported $4 billion bid for Hulu that Larry Page flew down to make in person for Google, Dish Network reportedly put in the highest bid for the content streaming service at $1.9 billion. Although Hulu has a million […]
So, the long-awaited Amazon tablet is finally expected to be announced later this week at a scheduled Amazon press event, and by law I am obligated to use the phrase “iPad killer” at least once in this post. Indeed, the […]
It doesn’t feel like that long ago that the record industry was fighting digital distribution tooth and nail. Perhaps it’s because they’re still kind of doing it to some degree- but a recent Los Angeles Times piece on the film industry’s […]
It’s been a few rough weeks for Netflix given the uproar following its announcement to split the DVD business off to a separate company and let’s not forget the decision by Starz to not renew their deal with Netflix. Then […]
A few (scant) more details have been released on Comcast’s upcoming iPad TV app, AnyPlay. The service was confirmed earlier this year, but no information was leaked on the specifics of the app. MacRumors got a few tidbits, and it […]
Although Spotify is not something I’ve yet to totally warm up to (it’s a great service, just a bit niggly for me) I fired it up early this afternoon while working- notably, after noticing a Facebook friend was ‘broadcasting’ tracks […]
For the past week or so there had been a persistent rumor that Dish Networks, in tandem with its Blockbuster acquisition, had smelled blood in the water following some missteps by Netflix and decided it was time to launch their […]
Yahoo is teaming up with some big names in entertainment to create eight new, short-ish web series. The new spots will begin streaming in October, and Yahoo Video chief Erin McPherson confirms that the company will be producing the shows […]
YouTube has continued its push to enhance the service’s capabilities for users, adding some new features announced in a post on the YouTube blog. One of the new enhancements will allow for longer viewing of YouTube clips, as the 15 […]
Hulu reached a major milestone on Thursday announcing that they have managed to pull in 1 million pay subscribers at a time when the site is currently up for sale to the highest bidder. The announcement comes ahead of schedule […]
Much beleaguered streaming service Netflix got some good news today, with a renewal and expansion of a content deal the company had brokered with Discovery Communications, parent company of the Discovery Channel. Also under the Discovery Channel umbrella is TLC, Animal Planet, ID: […]
Less than a month after Starz announced they would not renew their Netflix contract come February the movie streaming and DVD portal has announced a new deal with Discovery Communications Inc. Under the deal Netflix will stream popular shows from […]
Microsoft is reportedly getting cozy with Comcast and Verizon in an effort to bring XBox into the booming streaming TV market. The chatter comes from the blog Digiday, which cites anonymous sources in disclosing that the three services are looking […]
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