For a monthly fee of $7.99, Netflix customers have access to a wide variety of TV shows, movies and original content. More often than not, however, users frequently share accounts between family members and friends due to the company’s relaxed policies. Michael Pachter of Wedbush Securities believes chief executive Reed ...
Aereo Expands to Boston on May 15
on 4.23.13
Aereo, the company that lets users stream live broadcast TV over the Internet, is heading to Boston. Aereo announced on Tuesday that beginning May 15th, customers in the Boston metropolitan area who pre-registered will receive invitations to be the first in their region to try out the service, which will include all 28 ...
Netflix to Offer 4-Stream Plan for $11.99/Month
on 4.22.13
Netflix has reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2013, and in that period it's added over three million customers worldwide. Domestically it added 2.03 million customers alone, pushing its total number over 30 million (including trial users) in the US. That means it's passed HBO in paying subscribers for ...
Amazon’s New Pilots Were Its Most Watched Shows This Weekend
on 4.22.13
Amazon pulled a Netflix on Monday, in the sense that it’s now touting the release of its original programming as the “most watched” TV shows on the Amazon Video service since launch on Friday. Netflix previously issued the same statement about its original show, “House of Cards.” But it’s not exactly an ...
Report: Hulu Hires Firm to Help With Sale of Company
on 4.19.13
A new report suggests that online movie and TV streaming service Hulu may be looking to sell. According to Reuters, Hulu, which is a joint venture between ABC and Fox, has hired financial services firm Guggenheim Partners to advise the company on a potential sale. Hulu had previously hired the firm in 2011, however it was ...
Netflix’s New Series ‘Hemlock Grove’ Now Available to Stream
on 4.19.13
Netflix's original content assault continues on Friday with the debut of Hemlock Grove, a "supernatural" series directed by Eli Roth. This series takes place in a small Pennsylvania town which has suddenly come down with a bad case of werewolf attacks. Previous releases Lilyhammer and House of Cards chased viewers ...
Living the Online Dream: Red Letter Media
on 4.16.13
It‘s no exaggeration to say that since the heady days of the early 2000s, the rise of social media has forever changed the businesses of music, television, film and funny videos of animals wearing people clothes. Whereas in the past artists had to deal with the pesky vetting of an agent or publisher, now ...
Netflix to Switch Streaming Tech From Silverlight to HTML5
on 4.16.13
Due to Microsoft's confirmation that support for its Silverlight plugin will end and the rise of plugin-free browsers, Netflix will eventually need to stream to PCs using something other than the tech it's had in place since 2008. The company has already implemented one example of the technology for Samsung's ARM ...
YouTube iOS App Now Supports Live Streaming, TV Video Queuing
on 4.16.13
Google, we have to talk about your sense of timing. You've just streamed Coachella's first weekend on YouTube, and now you update the YouTube app for iOS to support live video? Better late than never, we suppose. Thankfully, there's a pair of extra features in the bargain, including the ability to queue multiple videos for ...
Twitter Looking to Add Video, Talking to Viacom, NBC
on 4.16.13
Now that Twitter has very tentatively launched Music integration, Bloomberg is reporting its next media target is TV. According to unnamed sources, Twitter is "close" to cutting deals to integrate video clips into the timeline, and sell advertising next to them. As we've seen with the new Cards it revealed earlier this ...
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