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I miss Speed Channel but it would cost me $70 a month for satelite to get it. I live in a rural area so no cable and not enough bandwidth to stream. So it's Netflix disks and antanae for me
Commented Jul 12, 2012 on Have You Cut the Cord? Dropped Dish? Gone Streaming-Only? at Hacking NetFlix
Have You Cut the Cord? Dropped Dish? Gone Streaming-Only?
Tech Bargains surveyed readeers and almost 30% have cut cable TV. Among the results of the survey: What services do you use? 74% Netflix 61% Youtube 47% Amazon Instant Video 23% iTunes 22% Hulu Plus 18% Torrents 14% Other 8% VUDU 4% Blockbuster I love infographics, and here's part of the Tec...
A pretty sad group of dvd's released this week.
Commented May 21, 2012 on Netflix New Releases for May 22nd, 2012 at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix New Releases for May 22nd, 2012
New Netflix DVD releases this week include (detailed list): The Woman in Black, Contraband, The Secret World of Arrietty, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Pariah, Perfect Sense, Newlyweds, Black Cobra, Beyond, Carol Channing: Larger Than Life, All Inclusive, Certified Copy, and The First Bea...
Guess I haven't been paying attention but I never heard of UV until now. From what little I read I don't want a new DVD disc or some kind of DRM control that I have to hack to get it to play on my Linux box.
Commented Jan 12, 2012 on Netflix Didn't Renew Membership in DECE (UltraViolet) at Hacking NetFlix
Netflix Didn't Renew Membership in DECE (UltraViolet)
Greg Sandoval at CNet reports that Netflix hasn't renewed membership in DECE, the industry group behind UltraViolet. Sources told CNET that the highest-ranking executive representing Netflix within Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), a group of more than 70 companies connected to th...
Why don't they just push it out two years and see if any one cares
Commented Jan 6, 2012 on DVD Rental Window Wait to Double to 56 Days for Warner Titles at Hacking NetFlix
DVD Rental Window Wait to Double to 56 Days for Warner Titles
Peter Kafka at AllThingsD reports that the DVD rental window, now 28 days, will double to 56 days for Warner titles at Netflix, Redbox, and Blockbuster. A new deal between Time Warner’s movie studio and Netflix, Redbox and Blockbuster will double the “window” for new releases. That means the s...
If this was around a few years ago when I wanted to share my movie list with others I'd welcome it. Now I'm tired of of all this social media stuff.
Commented Dec 13, 2011 on NY Times on The Netflix-Supported Video Privacy Protection Act at Hacking NetFlix
NY Times on The Netflix-Supported Video Privacy Protection Act
The NY Times covers the controversy over the Video Privacy Protection Act, a bill Netflix is supporting to enable sharing of movie information on social networking sites like Facebook. There is a bit of controversy about the bill -- some are concerned that Netflix would share all of your viewing...
Yea it's kind of a bummer, but right now I'm not watching that much tv/movies so I'm not overly concerned about it. Not much that can be done about it.
Commented Dec 5, 2011 on US Postal Service Proposes the End of Next-Day 1st Class Mail at Hacking NetFlix
US Postal Service Proposes the End of Next-Day 1st Class Mail
CNN Money reports that the US Postal Service is proposing to end next-day delivery of first class mail, in order to save costs by consolidating facilities. "This isn't a change we're happy about," said Art Sackler, executive director of the National Postal Policy Council, a trade group for lar...
Seems like a conflict of interest. Legal chalenges, FCC, and upset customers. Doesn't look good for them.
Commented Nov 30, 2011 on Will Cable Companies Increase Fees Next Year in Response to Netflix Streaming Growth? at Hacking NetFlix
Will Cable Companies Increase Fees Next Year in Response to Netflix Streaming Growth?
Bloomberg cites Craig Moffett, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co, who predicts that a major cable company will move to usage-based pricing next year in response to the increased Netflix streaming usage by customers “As more video shifts to the Web, the cable operators will inevitably al...
Actually it should be on every form of communication possible. If it truly is an emergency I want to know.
Commented Nov 14, 2011 on Should Netflix Be Part of the National Emergency Alert System? at Hacking NetFlix
Should Netflix Be Part of the National Emergency Alert System?
The recent test of the National Emergency Alert System didn't go so well, and Greg Kumparak from TechCrunch wonders if Netflix, YouTube and other online services should be part of the system: Then came the online streaming services — the Netflixes, the Hulus, the Youtubes — and the eyes found t...
Using Linux and a spam filter helps avoids these problems as well.
Commented Nov 12, 2011 on Millions of Computers Infected by Malware Ring that Targeted Netflix & Other Popular Websites at Hacking NetFlix
Millions of Computers Infected by Malware Ring that Targeted Netflix & Other Popular Websites
Businessweek reports that several suspects have been arrested for allegedly infecting millions of computers with malware that targeted Netflix, iTunes, and other online sites: Malicious software, also known as malware, was typically placed on computers after Internet users visited certain websi...
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