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Another Netflix Debacle?
They were doing so well. After a nightmarish year, Netflix let the waters calm, kept a low profile, and even had some good news from the fourth quarter to springboard them into 2012. But tragically, as...
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Verizon, Redbox To Join Forces as Newest Netflix Rival [UPDATE]
In a joint announcement Monday, Verizon Communications and Redbox took aim at online streaming frontrunner Netflix by proclaiming that the duo would be working together to offer a new online streaming...
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Netflix Shirks RIM, Won’t Support Blackberry Devices
Research in Motion just can’t seem to catch a break. Even after the Tuesday release of PlayBook 2.0 OS, not everyone is convinced that the embattled company has what it takes to bounce back after a...
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Netflix: The Next Premium Cable Channel?
Regardless of your position on Netflix, one thing is for sure: Reed Hastings loves to keep consumers guessing. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in San Francisco...
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Requiem Of A Netflix
Oh Netflix, how you never cease to amaze me. You double your rates; an 800,000-strong subscriber exodus and a 75 percent stock value plunge quickly ensue.You refuse to be deterred.Attempting to recover...
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YouTube, Google Play Target Netflix And Others With Big Paramount Deal [POLL]
As some readers will recall, I posted an article last week warning of Netflix’s destiny to fade into history if it continues on its current managerial trajectory. And in it I referred to the pittance...
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FLIXPAC: Netflix Goes To Washington
For those of you that use Netflix, let me start by asking a simple question. When you pay that monthly fee, what do you expect that money to pay for? While our answers might vary on a granular level,...
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Netflix to Old Subscribers: We Want You Back (NFLX)
Well, okay, fine. Netflix didn’t exactly say they want their disillusioned subscribers back, but a recent move by the ailing movie streaming company makes so many words unnecessary, really. In fact,...
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Are Cable Companies Using Data Caps as Weapons?
Although it’s hardly a new concern, the question of whether cable companies are targeting their online streaming competitors through the instatement of data caps is coming back to the forefront—thanks...
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3 Things To Do on Black Friday Instead of Shop
Please Note: Experts Exchange staff will be out of the office November 22nd-23rd for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Tech snark resumes promptly on Monday November 26th.From djLicious on FlickrThere are...
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Blackberry, Netflix Woes, Plus How to Fix Data Corruption in Microsoft Access
Poor RIM. Things just keep getting worse over there. We discuss the deteriorating situation this week, plus Microsoft Access professional Jim Dettman talks about the MVP program and how to fix data...
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This week, we released the 8th episode of the EE Tech News podcast, “Blackberry, Netflix Woes & How to Fix Data Corruption in Access.” But with the release of this week’s episode, we’ve decided to...
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Skype Founder to Target Netflix with Vdio(?)
After GigaOm published an expose on the secret life that Skype co-founder Janus Friis has been living for the past couple years, the headlines have been buzzing with talk of a new competitor in the...
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Netflix Releases App for Android Smartphones and Tablets
It’s finally here. Today, Netflix released a new and improved app for Android smartphone and tablet users. The new app release will make the Netflix service available to Android 3.x users, joining the...
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Redbox Follows Netflix Lead, Raises Rates By 20 Percent
After a third quarter that exceeded projections, Redbox has announced that it will follow the lead of its highly criticized nemesis and raise its prices as well. That’s right. After reporting $465.6...
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Friday Four: Four Things NOT To Do If You Own a Movie Company
The title of this week’s Friday Four probably doesn’t need much of an explanation. Most of us have been following the car wreck over at Netflix, which, just like a car wreck, is hard to stop watching....
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Netflix Class Action Lawsuit Costs Millions, Pays Pennies
Hey Netflix subscribers, you’ve got mail. No, it’s not another apology from CEO Reed Hastings, it’s a notification about a class action lawsuit filed in 2009 by a group of Netflix users who are crying...
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No Black Friday for Netflix This Year (Or Next Year)
After awhile, one cannot help but feel sorry for the company formerly known as Qwikster, er, I mean, Netflix. Though their wounds have been primarily, if not completely self-inflicted, one must...
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Live Blog: Mark Cuban Talks Tech, Business and Media at Ignition Conference
Starting yesterday, big names in media, business and technology gathered in New York City to explore the future of media business at Business Insider’s Ignition 2011 Conference. Just a moment ago,...
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Nook Color, Kindle Fire to Get Pre-Holiday Updates
As the two tablet competitors gear up for a heated holiday season, Barnes & Noble and Amazon both announced key updates for two tablets that are all but certain to be a huge draw to value hunters....
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