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Why do you think that Bobby cares? He was nothing but one of the scumbags trying to manipulate the stock prices.
Dish Founder Gives Up on Making Blockbuster a "Netflix Killer"
Bloomberg reports that Dish CEO Charlie Ergen is giving up on making Blockbuster a "Netflix Killer." “You make a lot of mistakes in business,” Ergen, Dish’s founder and chairman, said in an Oct. 3 interview. “I don’t think Blockbuster is going to be a mistake, but it’s unclear if that’s going t...
Again, the lawyers are the only ones who make out on this. There is not even an easy way to remove yourself form this lawsuit that, at least I, never asked to be part of. These types of lawsuits are ruining us all.
Netflix Privacy Lawsuit Emails are Legit; Settlement Donated to Charity (and Lawyers)
A lot of readers have asked if the emails with the subject "Video Privacy Lawsuit – Current and Former Netflix Subscribers" are legit, and a source at Netflix confirmed that they are. Netflix was sued for maintaining user rental data too long, and while they deny doing anything wrong, they're se...
Ahh, the ADA... what a great meal ticket to lawyers, and hindrance to business.
To Sara, "it only works if all companies are held to the same standard (otherwise, it's really unfair competition!)". Not sure how one company making sure that their products and services are usable by a larger customer base is "unfair".
Netflix Faces Setback in National Association of the Deaf Streaming Caption Lawsuit
The National Association of the Deaf announced that Netflix faced a setback in the streaming caption lawsuit. The underlying lawsuit alleges that Netflix violates the ADA by failing to provide closed captioning on most of its “Watch Instantly” programming streamed on the Internet, thereby denyi...
"Netflix does not do a good job of screening disks" as in they don't is a better scenario. When I had DVDs (canceled way before the price change), I can't tell you how many DVDs of old(er) TV shows were flat out damaged. Not scratched, but where the hubs had cracks. I quickly learned to always inspect before I play.
Anyone Having Trouble with Netflix DVDs?
Heather writes, "I was just wondering if you've heard anything about this issue. The DVD goes into the superdrive, it attempts to read it about 3 times, then spits it out. It won't even mount onto the desktop in order to be assessed, or played with VLC. I've got a macbook pro, and the disc dr...
"zero box office".. you're kidding me, right? do you have any idea what Smith is doing with this film? That he's the one renting out the theater, and showing it himself?
Netflix Nabs Exclusive Streaming Deal for Kevin Smith's Red State
Netflix announced that they signed an exclusive streaming deal for Kevin Smith's latest movie, Red State. Lisa Nishimura, VP - Independent Film Content Acquisition, here to let you know that Kevin Smith is back with a vengeance! The writer/director of indie classics, “Clerks” & “Mallrats”, retu...
You know, I did want to see this movie, but because some random people above didn't like it, nor do they like Kevin Smith, my opinion has not changed, and I'm going to drop Netflix and sign up with Blockbuster because of this. Thanks random nameless people!
Netflix Nabs Exclusive Streaming Deal for Kevin Smith's Red State
Netflix announced that they signed an exclusive streaming deal for Kevin Smith's latest movie, Red State. Lisa Nishimura, VP - Independent Film Content Acquisition, here to let you know that Kevin Smith is back with a vengeance! The writer/director of indie classics, “Clerks” & “Mallrats”, retu...
Face it, everyone got streaming for free. So what, is streaming not worth anything to you? The people who work strictly on the streaming side of things don't have any value to their jobs?
But the second streaming started costing money, the naysayers ran around posting to every blog that they could find that their life is ruined thanks to Netflix.
What Do You Think of Splitting Netflix Into Two Companies?
What Do You Think of Splitting Netflix into Two Companies? Thanks to FearNo1 for the suggestion.
Smart... very smart. Let each company grow by itself, and conversely, fail by itself.
What Do You Think of Splitting Netflix Into Two Companies?
What Do You Think of Splitting Netflix into Two Companies? Thanks to FearNo1 for the suggestion.
Egads, who has the time, or when have there been 4-5 movies out and available to watch every month?
Moviepass Launching Theater-based Subscription Service
Update: That didn't take long. Deadline reports that Moviepass is on "temporary hiatus," as some of the partner theaters have decided not to participate. Wired reports that Moviepass is launching an theater-based movie subscription model: MoviePass will launch with an “unlimited pass” service a...
@Royrapoport.. On the plus side, it's not like we are paying extra to see the knock-off, but many people do. They intentionally try to make you think that it's the actual movie that you wanted to see so they can make some fast cash. It's practically fraud.
Should Netflix Rent the Death Scenes Movies that Depict Real Deaths? Update: Removed
Update: Netflix has removed the titles and issued the following statement: "The titles came in a bundle of content, we became aware of the nature of the content, reviewed it and removed it. While packaged as a documentary, it clearly is not." Davis Freeberg makes an interesting point about where...
I'm more upset that they offer 'knock-off' films (Battle OF Los Angeles for example), and all the Byron Allen stuff that they just picked up.
Should Netflix Rent the Death Scenes Movies that Depict Real Deaths? Update: Removed
Update: Netflix has removed the titles and issued the following statement: "The titles came in a bundle of content, we became aware of the nature of the content, reviewed it and removed it. While packaged as a documentary, it clearly is not." Davis Freeberg makes an interesting point about where...
Mike, just get out the banhammer. The only thing I can think of to troll here is to be a shill for cable. And they are not even doing it right.
Netflix Adds More Viacom Shows & Seasons to Streaming
Netflix announced on the company blog that they are adding more Viacom shows and episodes to streaming: From Nickelodeon, now available to watch instantly for the first time is “Yo Gabba Gabba,” as well as additional episodes of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” "True Jackson, VP," “iCarly,” and “Dora t...
@Knaldskalle You're assuming that BP108 is ever on topic?
Netflix Accounts for Almost 30% of Peak Internet Traffic
A recent Sandvine study reports that Netflix now accounts for almost 30% of peak Internet Traffic, and Ryan Lawler at NewTeeVee makes an interesting observation about Netflix vs. piracy: According to Sandvine, even when averaged over the entire day, Netflix accounted for 22.2 percent of North A...
@BP108, so why are you here?
Sony's PlaySation Network Back Online - Netflix Working for You Now?
The PlayStation Network is back online after being hacked, and while Sony is offering some goodies to PS3 customers, NewTeeVee reports that Netflix isn't offering a credit (to be fair it was Sony's problem). Hulu is offering a credit for the outage, but do you think Netflix should credit users i...
I thought that logins were to stop the constant threadjacking. Has BP108 posted anything besides their own masturbatory bs?
Netflix Survey Asks Departing Subscribers About Piracy
I missed this Consumerist story about a Netflix exit survey they sent to a customer where they ask, "What will be your primary source of movies and TV shows after canceling Netflix? (Select one source for movies and one source for TV)." Among the options are the usual suspects: network websites,...
@Joemaxhardman.. so what's your Twitter account then?
Netflix Expands Captions and Subtitles to More Devices & Adds Special Section
Reader Mike has put together a site that lists 799 Netflix streaming titles with subtitles at the Ncmacasl blog, and reports that subtitles are now available on Windows, Mac, Wii, PS3, Boxee, and Google TV. Netflix also added a new way to find movies and TV shows with subtitles. Look for the "Ca...
I can see how this isn't a half bad deal for any Amazon Prime member, but assuming that the current cost of Amazon Prime is what's used to offset the deal on shipping, I'm not sure how Amazon can offer this without taking a huge loss somewhere.
That, and the fact that the amount of devices that Amazon can stream to vs what Netflix can stream to reduces the threat to Netflix.
Amazon Prime News Wipes Billions from Netflix's Market Cap
Wall Street reacted negatively to the Amazon Prime news, and investors wiped almost $2 billion from Netflix on the news (Netflix was worth $13 billion on Valentine's Day). Dan Rayburn at the Business of Online Video points out that Amazon is a serious competitor to Netflix and might be able t...
So, Netflix has had a steady income, but Blockbuster's suddenly dropped? I'm not sure that the two are entirely related, or at least, it's a very bad way to show the relation between the two.
Infographic Shows How Netflix Destroyed Blockbuster
I'm a big fan of infographics, and Online MBA Programs has put together data that explains How Netflix Destroyed Blockbuster. This is only a small section of the chart: You can view the entire infographic online. Thanks to Casey for sending this in.
Cool story, bro.
NewTeeVee's Cord Cutters Episode Features Tips on Optimizing Netflix Streaming
NewTeeVee's Janko Roettgers features tips on optimizing your Netflix streaming experience in the latest edition of Cord Cutters. Roettgers has tips on finding HD titles, testing your connection, fixing WIFI problems, recommends Instantwatcher (a HackingNetflix favorite), and more. What tips wou...
I think it's the Flintstone effect:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQNJjvaaMEk
Walking In Circles
NPR's Robert Krulwich goes for an artful stroll to contemplate our inability to walk in a straight line without a visual reference. A Mystery: Why Can't We Walk Straight? [via BoingBoing]
I'd try the Netflix Full Access gadget for iGoogle for streaming updates. New streaming releases could be a blog all by itself.
http://www.google.com/ig/directory?hl=en&url=myggadget.com%2Fgadgets%2Fnetflix%2Fnetflix.xml
Netflix New Releases for November 30th, 2010
Click here for the full list of new releases this week. Interesting titles include The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Pacific, Cairo Time, I Am, Valhalla Rising, Waking Sleeping Beauty, Walt & El Grupo, and Parks and Recreation: Season 2.
Omar.. *facepalm* yes, I'm sure they don't stream to Puerto Rico because they are racist.
Will You Change Your Netflix Plan Because of the Price Increase?
Will you change your plan, drop DVDs for streaming-only, or drop Netflix because of the price increase? Will You Change Your Netflix Plan Because of the Price Increase?survey software I recently dropped my Netflix account to 2 DVDs at-a-time because I'm watching fewer movies on DVD and I w...
I may in a year or so, but my DVD queue is already quite full of TV episodes... But my plan was to drop from 2 dvd's to 1 all along.
Netflix Stock Jumps on Price Increase
From the comments I can tell some people are disappointed by Netflix's price increase, but Wall Street loved the increase and the Netflix stock jumped 8% to a new high today on the news.
I'd rather see both up front. There's a lot of films that I rate that Netflix doesn't quite understand why. For example, I gave Jesus Camp 5 stars, but unlike what Netflix things I should be interested in based on that rating, I'm not a fan of Veggie Tails.
Should Netflix offer Average Ratings or Best Guess in Pop-Up Window?
John writes, "Has anyone noticed a change in the ratings in the roll-over popups on the Netflix website? I have. Now it says "Our best guess for John". Formerly it was the average of all user ratings. I definitely do *NOT* like this change! Netflix is being too assumptive, intrusive, and trying ...
True.. but it does not make the product any less leame.
A Toy Record Player That Doesn't Need Records
Paging through the Sunday ad circulars recently, I was stunned to see Target selling a brand-new Fisher Price Music Box Record Player. (You can also get it at Urban Outfitters, natch.) Most of today's kids are unlikely to understand the concept of music being purchased on physical media — let ...
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