Once again, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings struck down questions that suggested the company would raise the price of its standard streaming subscription plans beyond the introductory $7.99 per month fee that's been successful for the few years.
While it seems fairly obvious that corporations would use social media to communicate to the public, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has formally decided it's OK.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has a track record for making bold decisions about his company based on the prediction of a successful outcome. Here's another example.
Here's something you probably didn't know: Netflix abandoned plans to sell its own streaming "Netflix Player" device just weeks before it hit retail stores. That device would later become the first iteration of Roku's set-top box.
I've often praised Netflix chief exec Reed Hastings for his ability to cut through the jargon and communicate information about his company clearly, and not always through traditionally recognized channels. The SEC does not agree.
Playstation has trailed Microsoft's Xbox 360 in the gaming console market for a long time. But not in everything.
More people use a PlayStation 3 to watch Netflix on their TV than any other device.
... in spite of the fact, of course, that Amazon and Netflix are die-hard competitors.
Amazon could be losing up to $1 billion per year on its streaming video service Amazon Prime, according to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.
Hasting takes to Facebook again to share some good news, and hopefully reassure shareholders after Netflix's dismal Q3 earnings report.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings will leave Microsoft’s board of directors in November, the two parties announced today.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings isn't one to pull punches when talking about competition from other streaming video services. Such was the case when Hastings was recently asked about Amazon Prime Instant video service.
Facebook's stock picked up steam after the company got strong votes of confidence from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Microsoft.
Video rental service Netflix might be experiencing up to a 25 percent drop in streaming usage activity in the U.S., according to research conducted by Procera.
If true, the lowered activity wouldn’t be a huge surprise. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings …
Premium TV channel HBO said today it will not be forming a partnership with video rental service Netflix.
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings insinuated that his company might form an agreement with HBO — either through a future content licensing agreement …
Want to know who’s smiling right now? Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.
Hastings’s previously beleaguered Netflix is in the midst of a stock resurgence: Its shares have spiked nearly 20 percent in the past two days to $81.72.
The stock boost …
Netflix viewership passed 1 billion hours in a month for the first time ever, according to a Facebook status update by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings:
Hastings congratulates colleague Ted Sarandos for the feat. Sarandos is the company’s chief content officer, …
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 …
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 …
It looks like Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings isn’t just thinking about the far-off future for a Netflix-cable partnership. He may already be in talks with cable company executives.
According to Reuters‘ sources, the video streaming company may already be …
