Premium video streaming service Netflix updated its Android application recently with support for all devices running version 2.2 (Froyo) or version 2.3 (Gingerbread) of the mobile operating system.
It’s a significant update because the app now works on the majority …
Intern job board InternMatch announced a $500,000 second round of funding and opened its community pages today, allowing companies to show off their culture as well as their internship openings.
InternMatch at its core is a job board where employers …
Streaming video service Netflix cracked down over Labor Day weekend on the number of videos each subscriber can watch concurrently from a single account.
Customers with a streaming-only subscription plan can only watch one video at a time, which eliminates …
Miramax on Tuesday announced that it has signed its first-ever international digital rights agreement, making 140 of its titles available to stream on Netflix in Latin America.
Netflix began its launch into 43 Latin American and Caribbean countries yesterday, so …
Netflix today began its launch in countries in South and Central America and the Caribbean.
Altogether, this expansion of availability, which was first announced back in July, means 43 new countries are now in Netflix’s territory.
The rollout should be …
Premium cable channel Starz on Thursday surprisingly announced that it has ended negotiations with Netflix to renew its licensing agreements, meaning Netfix users will lose a ton of great streaming movie and TV choices in early 2012.
Starz’ decision to …
Netflix fans, say your final goodbyes to the $9.99 streaming and DVD combo package. The company’s much-hated price increase goes into effect today.
Back in mid-July, Netflix announced that it would change its pricing structure so customers would be charged …
Hulu may soon be snapped up in an acquisition, but in the meantime the company is continuing to expand its presence. On Thursday, the streaming video service launched a premium service in Japan that offers full-length movies and complete seasons …
Apple on Friday quietly removed its 99-cent TV show rentals from the iTunes Store.
The decision comes just days after CEO Steve Jobs resigned, signaling the company could be looking to simplify its product offerings or just showing off its …
Film studio Miramax on Monday launched a new Facebook application that lets you rent acclaimed movies like Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting and No Country for Old Men for $3 each.
With 20 titles available so far, the Miramax eXperience …
Netflix will expand its streaming video service into Spain starting January 2012, according to a report by ScreenDaily.
The news lines up with earlier reports that the streaming video company would expand its reach into Europe, which came after the …
Roku, a device that streams web content to televisions, has collected $8 million in funding, according to a form D filed with the SEC today. Roku confirmed the round and its lead investors Globespan Capital Partners and Menlo Ventures.
Also …
Netflix is testing out a new, simplified interface for its ‘Just for Kids’ section in a bid to make it easier for children to find shows to watch. It’s unclear how long the new features have been in place, but …
Netflix on Thursday announced that its Canadian branch has reached one million members in just 10 months.
The company launched its $7.99/month streaming-only service in Canada in September 2010, and Canadians, with their decent broadband speeds and long winters, quickly …
What do venture firm Andreessen-Horowitz and successful internet companies Opentable, Paypal, Netflix, Yelp and Shopzilla have in common? Rental eCommerce company, Rentcycle and its first $1.4 million round.
Finding the right investors, let alone advisors and board members, can be …
Online retailer Amazon has signed an agreement to offer select NBCUniversal TV and movie content to members of its Amazon Prime service at no additional cost, the company announced Thursday.
Access to the streaming video library is just one perk …
According to new stats from Nielsen, a full 89 percent of Hulu viewers say they’re watching Hulu content (mostly TV shows) on their computers.
For comparison, just 43 percent of Netflix viewers watch from PCs, and 36 percent watch from …
LinkedIn on Monday launched a new plugin that makes the process of applying for a job as easy as clicking a button.
The new “Apply with LinkedIn” plugin can be embedded on the job listings pages of company websites, and …
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in a conference call to discuss second-quarter earnings that the online-video giant plans to focus on a “streaming only” future after separating its mail-order DVD service into a separate subscription. But that future, Hastings said, …
DreamWorks Animation, the studio behind box-office hits like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, is finalizing a contract to bring its library of films to Netflix‘s streaming-video service, according to multiple reports.
The contract would replace an existing deal DreamWorks …
