Without iPhone, Japan’s biggest mobile carrier is losing subscribers at a record rate

Remember when Japanese carrier NTT Docomo was the darling of the wireless world, could do no wrong, and was the subject of every adoring U.S. report on how mobile in Japan rocked in every possible way?

Netflix reaches 30M streaming subscribers

Hasting takes to Facebook again to share some good news, and hopefully reassure shareholders after Netflix's dismal Q3 earnings report.

Netflix hits 1M subscribers in the U.K. at record speed

Hoping to decrease nervousness among its investors, video rental company Netflix announced its reached a milestone of 1 million subscribers in the U.K. and Ireland.

Netflix hits target Q1 subscriber growth of 23.4M, but stock may not get a boost

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 …

The Facebook Subscribe button is an early Christmas gift for publishers

Publishers, rejoice. Facebook has just gifted you and your reporters with an early Christmas present packaged in a powerful new tool called the Subscribe button.

The button is an off-Facebook extension of the Subscribe feature the social network first introduced …

World of Warcraft patched as Blizzard Entertainment tries to reverse declining subscriptions

Blizzard Entertainment  released a huge patch on Tuesday for its hit game World of Warcraft, as part of an effort to turn around a significant drop in subscribers. As we reported earlier this month, player numbers dropped from 11.1 million …

Netflix needs cash, selling $200 million in convertible bonds

Netflix is selling $200 million in convertible bonds to Technology Crossover Ventures after a dismal third quarter earnings report.

The company lost north of 800,000 subscribers in its third quarter, rounding out the number to 35.4 million subscribers of both …

Hulu hits a million paying subscribers; will invest $375M in new content this year

Despite an impending sale from its owners who no longer want it, Hulu continues to grow in popularity and revenues.

The streaming video service has reached a million paying customers, reports Reuters.

In June, Hulu CEO Jason Kilar said he …

Blizzard details World of Warcraft: Cataclysm’s epic finale

Blizzard Entertainment isn’t known for doing things small. That holds especially true for the World of Warcraft’s next content patch, which will bring a close to the company’s most recent expansion pack, Cataclysm. The game’s designers revealed new details about …

Groupon continues strong growth, with 115M subscribers

Subscribers of group coupon buying service Groupon Inc have more than doubled to 115 million to date, reports Reuters.

Groupon had 50.6 million e-mail subscribers at the end of 2010 and the company reported 83 million subscribers after the first …

World of Warcraft subscribers fall for second straight quarter

The number of active subscribers for Blizzard Entertainment’s most popular online game, World of Warcraft, fell in the second quarter of 2011, the second decline in a row.

World of Warcraft is one of the most dominant online games in …