Media Decoder Blog: Viacom Makes Streaming Content Deal With Amazon
The giant retailer has been building a stockpile of shows for viewing online and on the Kindle Fire.
Media Decoder Blog: Verizon Teaming With Redbox for DVD and Streaming Service
The two companies will combine to try to give customers more access to video on the Web, and possibly position the new venture as an alternative to Netflix.
Media Decoder Blog: Verizon Teaming With Redbox for DVD and Streaming Service
The two companies will combine to try to give customers more access to video on the Web, and possibly position the new venture as an alternative to Netflix.
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.
Analyst talks three possible routes for future Apple TV
A dedicated Apple TV set was a hot topic at the end of 2011. So far in 2012, news on that front has been relatively quiet, but a new note by longtime Apple TV set booster and Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is reigniting the discussion.
Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: Netflix Bounces Back, and Giving Debates a ‘TV Moment’
Also, American attitudes concerning where Apple's products are made, and does the Internet work better without Megaupload?
Media Decoder Blog: Netflix to Issue Earnings Report, First Since Consumer Backlash Over Its Spin-Off Plan
The company is likely to stress its plans for original programming on its streaming service, an acknowledgement that the DVD-by-mail service is a thing of the past.
After a rough six months, Netflix marketing chief steps down
After a tumultuous year for Netflix, long-time Chief Marketing Officer Leslie Kilgore will be stepping down from her role with the company. In her place, Netflix has named Jessie Becker as its interim Chief Marketing Officer and appointed Jonathan Friedland as the company's Chief Communications Officer.
Media Decoder Blog: The Breakfast Meeting: The Web Rages and Gingrich Pushes Back at ABC
Jude Law settles with News Corporation, a reporter is killed in Pakistan and a new film festival from YouTube.
Media Decoder Blog: Did Hollywood’s Home Viewing Revenue Fall Further Than First Thought?
A new report says that Netflix and Hulu Plus revenue shouldn't be counted and that the real decline was 6.6 percent.
Media Decoder Blog: HBO Ends DVD Discounts for Netflix
HBO confirmed on Thursday that it has stopped selling DVDs to Netflix at a discount.
Netflix was 2011′s biggest loser in customer satisfaction
Netflix had a rough year ever since it announced a major price hike and an ill-advised plan to spin off its DVD-by-mail service. That's led to a massive decline in customer satisfaction, as the once high-flying company saw its rating drop to its lowest ratings ever.
