Back in July Netflix made a big move to charge customers more and split the streaming and mail-order movie business' apart. The customers of the service didn’t take to kindly to the splitting of the services and increase in price. The backlash for Netflix was significant. Netflix offered up a guidance update for Q3 recently and it is apparent that customers of Netflix have spoken with their wallets.
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Netgear NeoTV turns your HDTV smart
Netgear is taking on Apple TV, Roku and others with its new NeoTV streaming player, a compact set-top box packing integrated WiFi b/g/n and capable of funneling 1080p Full HD content to your TV. Billed as a straightforward way of making your dumb TV smart, when the $79.99 streamer goes on sale later this month it will offer over 100 "internet channels" including Netflix, Vudu HD, YouTube, Pandora and Vimeo, as well as social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
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Netflix now supports all Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices
Netflix has just updated its mobile app to support all Android 2.2 Froyo and 2.3 Gingerbread devices. Until now, the app has only supported a very limited selection of Android devices with the last update to version 1.3 expanding support from 9 to 24 devices. The update today will finally bring Netflix app support to almost all Android devices.
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Netflix lands in Brazil; Western Digital offers WD TV Live Plus Netflix service
Netflix announced yesterday that it's streaming service was now available in Brazil bringing the streaming content the provider offers to South America for the first time. The last year has been a big one for Netflix, which was only in the US to start. The company has rolled out internationally in a big way and is continuing to do so.
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DirecTV drops out of Hulu bid, Starz wanted Netflix to charge more
With all the stuff going on with IFA last week it was easy to miss out on some interesting developments in the streaming media world. Certainly, the two companies that most of us know in streaming media are Netflix and Hulu. Apparently the sale of Hulu has lost one of the key bidders, and honestly the one I was hoping to see come out on top. DirecTV has dropped out of the bidding after being the lowest bidder in the last round reports VentureBeat.
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Netflix Launching “Just for Kids” Interface
Everyone's favorite video streaming service Netflix has today announced their intention to launch "Just for Kids," a tab on their everyday user interface which brings up a child-centric selection screen and collection of movies and shows. From this screen you'll be able to find shows for kids 12 and under, selectable via similar means to what you're used to on the primary Netflix interface with a lovely row of characters the kids can select from if they know WHO they want to see but don't quite know how else to find them.
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Chrome gets official Netflix add-on
If you use Chrome, a new add-on has landed for you that will let you watch your favorite Netflix content assuming you have an account. The new Netflix 1.0 application is available to download right now at no cost. The app will let you watch content instantly, as often and as much as you like.
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Can We All Just Pay Netflix And Move On?
The Netflix price hike for those who want DVD rentals and unlimited streaming just won’t go away. Everywhere I turn, someone I know or an article I read mentions the 60 percent hike, and soon after that, complaints arise.
Nielsen looks at how people are streaming Hulu and Netflix
Netflix and Hulu are the two most popular streaming video services around. The services can be accessed on all sorts of devices from your DVR to your smartphone with a bunch of other devices in between. Nielsen has a new report on what devices people use to watch the streaming services and the results are a bit surprising to me for Netflix.
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Netflix to start streaming Mad Men today
Netflix is constantly looking for new streaming content to add it its lineup to woo more and more folks into paying for streaming. I guess at this point Netflix needs some new content to help soothe the feathers of the people unhappy about recent price increases. Netflix also recently announced a new streaming deal with DreamWorks that will see some cool content coming.
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Netflix To Land DreamWorks Movie Streaming Exclusive
Netflix may soon be getting an exclusive deal with DreamWorks for movie streaming. According to a Bloomberg source, the two companies have been in talks and are ready to finalize the deal as soon as this week. It's believed that they are waiting for both companies to announce their quarterly earnings results before they announce the partnership.
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20th Century Fox Aims to Bring Digital Copies of Blu-ray Titles to Android
Watching movies on-the-go for Android has been lacking compared to some of the competition. While Android has options such as Netflix that is getting updated often and Hulu, not all devices are supported and you still can't save movies to watch later. In comparison iOS users can download digital copies right from iTunes with ease across multiple devices.
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