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Netflix launches Super HD and 3D; Reveals Ultra HD trial with Samsung

, Jan 8th 2013 Discuss [1]

Netflix has launched Super HD, offering a new top-tier of streaming video quality for those on select ISPs, but there's Ultra HD content in the pipeline thanks to a special partnership with Samsung. Funneled out through Netflix's Open Connect delivery network direct to ISPs, the Super HD video is even higher quality 1080p than the streaming company offers as standard, with certain 3D titles available in the US. Meanwhile, at CES, Netflix is demonstrating the fruits of its 4K resolution experiments with Samsung. Read The Full Story

Netflix and Warner Bros. sign deal bringing new shows exclusively to Netflix

, Jan 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

Netflix is constantly working to increase the size of its streaming media catalog. Currently, Netflix is one of the largest video streaming sites in the world. Netflix and Warner Bros. Television group have announced a new deal that will bring several new serialized dramas from Warner Bros. to the Netflix streaming network exclusively. Read The Full Story

Amazon: Sorry for Netflix downtime, here’s what we got wrong

, Jan 1st 2013 Discuss [14]

Amazon has publicly apologized for the outage that stopped Netflix users from spending Christmas Eve slumped in front of How It's Made re-runs while slurping egg nog, blaming human error for the server downtime. According to Amazon, a developer inadvertently deleted part of the "ELB state data" which handles load balancing - which servers deliver content to each user across different locations - and it took several hours of testing and troubleshooting to figure out what had gone wrong. Read The Full Story

Amendment to Netflix bill requiring a warrant to monitor e-mail is cut at the last minute

, Dec 27th 2012 Discuss [1]

We talked about Netflix and the company's efforts to allow users to share the movies they are watching with friends on social networks such as Facebook. The reason Netflix can't allow users to automatically share what they're watching with Facebook friends now has to do with a law that's been on the books in the United States for years concerning privacy. That act is called the Video Privacy Protection Act. Read The Full Story

Netflix to introduce social features in 2013

, Dec 26th 2012 Discuss [2]

Just days after a bill passed through the Senate that removes previous restrictions that prevented companies from sharing customer video rental history, a Netflix spokesperson has confirmed that they "plan to introduce social features" for US customers sometime in 2013. After President Obama signs the bill, Netflix will flip the switch on the new features. Read The Full Story

Netflix outage on Christmas Eve blamed on Amazon Web Services problems

, Dec 26th 2012 Discuss [2]

If you are a Netflix subscriber, you probably noticed that the streaming video service had a number of holiday films and cartoons among its options for viewing. If your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day plans involved sitting down in front of the TV and streaming some of those holiday movies, odds are you were disappointed. Netflix had a significant outage on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day that took the streaming service off-line. Read The Full Story

Senate clears Netflix Facebook sharing bill

, Dec 21st 2012 Discuss [1]

Netflix wants to make it easier for subscribers in the United States to share exactly what they're watching with their friends on Facebook. The problem with making the ability to share what you're watching with your Facebook friends easy is a law put in place in 1988 called the Video Privacy Protection Act doesn't allow so-called "frictionless sharing" of movies that you're watching. Read The Full Story

PlayOn provides Wii U with 45 internet video channels today

, Dec 13th 2012 Discuss [3]

If you were looking for a way to work with video content on your brand new Wii U and are a bit bummed that Nintendo's own Tvii might not be coming until sometime into 2013, you'd be well off checking out PlayOn. We had a chance to peek at PlayOn over the past few days and can say without hesitation that yes, indeed, it does work like a charm - bringing you 45 new channels of video content where otherwise you'd have only 4 selections (and Netflix and Hulu are in here too!) Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: December 11, 2012

, Dec 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Tuesday evening everyone. Today Angry Birds celebrated its third birthday with a slew of new levels for players, but that wasn't the only thing announced for the celebration. As it turns out, there's an Angry Birds movie slated for release in 2016, with Despicable Me's John Cohen attached to produce. Yes, this is really happening, but the question now is whether or not people will still be playing Angry Birds in another three years. Verizon confirmed the Samsung Galaxy Camera in cobalt black today, while Twitter looked back on its highlights of 2012. Read The Full Story

Netflix ranks ISPs on video-streaming efficiency, Google Fiber comes out on top

, Dec 11th 2012 Discuss [5]

It's no surprise that Netflix takes up a big chunk of internet bandwidth, so the company has decided to rank how fast various internet service providers can stream movies to Netflix customers. They've announced that they'll be releasing a new list every month starting with November 2012 (last month). Read The Full Story

SEC is upset over Netflix CEO’s Facebook post

, Dec 7th 2012 Discuss [3]

It seems like just about everyone is on Facebook today. Not only are most of your friends on Facebook, but many CEOs of some the biggest companies in the technology world also routinely use Facebook to give out details. This is exactly what Netflix CEO Reed Hastings did last summer when he gave up some interesting details on Netflix via his Facebook account. Read The Full Story

Netflix signs content deal with Disney

, Dec 4th 2012 Discuss [1]

More popular movie titles are coming to Netflix, thanks to a significant deal made with The Walt Disney Company. The deal will give Netflix subscribers movies from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation, Marvel, and Disneynature. However, the deal actually doesn't start until 2016 -- about three years from now. Read The Full Story
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