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We’ve snagged Navin …
The world’s third-most widely used server technology powers the top social site on the planet, a billion hours of streaming video a month, the busiest blog site on the globe, and top content delivery networks like Cloudflare, but no one …
Update: This post has been updated with clarification from Netflix about the API changes.
Netflix made some pretty significant changes to its developer API Friday.
The changes rip away key pieces of information that could be useful for third-party Netflix …
It took a while, but the U.S. Department of Justice is finally acknowledging that big cable companies may have the power to suffocate online video service, which people turn to as an alternative to paying an expensive monthly cable TV …
Netflix has dethroned Apple as the largest online movie service in the U.S. for 2011, according to a new report from IHS iSuppli.
The data intelligence firm’s conclusion is based on Netflix’s total revenue last year, and indicates that the …
As a Netflix customer worried about all those rental suggestions you’ve taken up from movie search site BateFlix, you can rest assured that your rental history will remain anonymous even to the company itself — kinda.
Yesterday, new U.S. District …
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Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph has a thing for rental startups. Today he is joining the board of Getable — a company making tablet payments a reality for rentals.
“I do a fair amount of angel investing. It’s natural that I …
Streaming video service Netflix is rolling out a spanking-new design for its website’s video player today, which may make people think twice about favoring their set-top box over the web browser.
As you can see in the screenshots below, the …
Netflix has reached an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox that will bring a ton of popular TV shows and movies to subscribers in Latin America, the company announced today.
The move is part of Netflix’s effort to drive its streaming …
Apple may be in talks with movie channel EPIX about the ever-rumored Apple television, which co-founder Steve Jobs alluded to prior to his death.
According to Reuters’ sources, Apple started meeting with EPIX earlier in the year to discuss a …
Video streaming service Netflix hit its estimate of domestic streaming subscribers, with 23.4 million for the first quarter of 2012 — an increase of 1.7 million subscribers compared to the previous quarter, the company said in its latest quarterly earnings …
Arrested Development fans have another reason to love Netflix. Actually, they have about 10 reasons, to be exact.
Netflix first won fans over back in November when it announced it was producing 10 new Arrested Development episodes for its streaming …
Netflix head honcho Reed Hastings isn’t one to keep quiet when he thinks his company isn’t getting a fair shake against the competition. But unlike most CEOs who use official channels like press releases or company blogs, Hastings doesn’t hesitate …
Someone has created a new site called BateFlix that will allow you to search the bulk of Netflix’s DVD-rental and streaming video library for all the titles that contain nudity.
Think of it as sort of a cross between Netflix …
Popular video service Netflix has formed its own political action committee (PAC), according to recently filed federal records (PDF).
The committee, appropriately named FLIXPAC, will allow Netflix to make direct contributions of up to $5,000 to political candidates in each …
As much as cable companies don’t want to admit that their users are getting rid of traditional TV and using services like Netflix and Hulu to fill their watching needs, new research shows North Americans dropping cable at a fast …
Comcast is finalizing a deal to make the HBO Go Xbox app available to its 22.3 million customers, reports the New York Times.
That means Comcast customers will be able to watch new episodes of Game of Thrones anytime they …
Video rental service Neflix may soon see a dip in its stock value thanks to a downgrade by Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente.
Netflix had a particularly rocky 2011, with a 60 percent price hike on combined streaming-and-DVD rental plans …
Netflix has taken another drastic step in distinguishing its DVD-by-mail rental business from its unlimited streaming video service.
Some customers are reporting that they are no longer able to rate and review movies and DVD shows on the main Netflix …
Netflix customers will soon be able to stream high-definition versions of movies and TV shows on their iPad, the company said via Twitter yesterday.
Netflix subscribers have been waiting for an update ever since news broke about Apple’s third-generation iPad, …
