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Binge viewers rejoice: Netflix releases Lilyhammer

Netflix just released its first original TV show, the crime comedy Lilyhammer. And in typical Netflix fashion, it simply dumped all episodes of the entire first season on its subscribers. The logic behind this move? Netfix subscribers are binge viewers, says CEO Reed Hastings.

Where to watch the 2012 Super Bowl live online

Want to watch the XLVI Super Bowl online or on your iPhone or Android handset? Or maybe you want to just check out the ads without watching the entire game? Either way, our list of 2012 Super Bowl links and resources has you covered.

Daily Must Reads, Feb. 1, 2012

The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.


1. Report: Facebook's IPO to start at $5 billion (paidContent)



2. Barnes & Noble faces setback in Microsoft antitrust complaint (ars technica)



3. Hulu: We pay...

Videoplaza Raises $12 Million For Its Multiscreen Video Ad Platform

The rising popularity of streaming video services is causing a knock-on effect for companies serving ads around that content. And here’s another example of that in action: today UK-based video ad platform Videoplaza is announcing a new $12 million round of funding.

Kilar: More reason for Hulu to exist now than ever

While Hulu was formed primarily as a way for content owners to distribute and monetize content online that would otherwise be pirated, CEO Jason Kilar said Tuesday that there's more reason for the company to exist now than there was four-and-a-half years ago.

SnagFilms Grabs $7 Million to Share Indie Movies Online

Terry Semel, who used to make really, really big movies for a living, is one of the investors in a start-up that works on the other end of the spectrum.

Jesta Digital Finally Kills Bitbop Mobile Video Service

It looks like the death spiral that was the Bitbop mobile video service is finally no longer. PaidContent understands that the service—once built and owned by News Corporation (NSDQ: NWS) and sold, along with the rest of Fox Mobile, to IT services company Jesta when News Corp. couldn’t make a business out of...

130,000 Time Warner Cable Subscribers Go Missing. To Find Them, You Might Ask Verizon and AT&T.

It's possible most of Time Warner Cable's video losses stem from savvy folks like yourself, who cut the cord and get their TV over the Web. But it's not that likely.

Netflix Bounces Back With a Q4 Beat, but Says Amazon Is Coming

Reed Hastings's numbers are much better than Wall Street expected. But he warns that he won't turn a profit in 2012.

New Video, Cinedigm Form Digital Film Distribution Alliance

The struggling independent film sector believes it has stumbled onto an effective release strategy, combining various forms of online and cable VOD distribution that occur simultaneously with cost-efficient theatrical release. And mixing their respective peanut butter and chocolate together, digital cinema content company Cinedigm and New Video, a video label with deep inroads in online...

Forget SOPA: Hollywood And Silicon Valley Make Up At Sundance

The legislative battle over SOPA highlights the cultural rift between Hollywood and Silicon Valley but one place where the two tribes seem to be playing quite nicely is in realm of independent film. That collaboration is on full display this week with the opening of the Sundance Film Festival.

How Hollywood drives people to piracy

Big media companies are pushing SOPA and PIPA to limit piracy. But it's not Google's fault people are seeking out films and watching pirated streams or downloads -- it's the studios' fault for not making it easier for consumers to find and pay for that content instead.