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Netflix will reportedly launch a choose-your-own-adventure show later this year

Did your favorite character get killed off on “Orange is the New Black?” Did you hate the latest twist in… Read More

Amazon grabs new Bryan Cranston series based on works of ‘The Man in the High Castle’ author

Amazon’s hit show “The Man in the High Castle” broke records as the most-watched original production on Prime Video, and, now, the… Read More

Bill Nye

Science! Stars! ‘Bill Nye Saves the World’ trailer reveals the formula for fun in new Netflix show

“Let’s do something fun!” Bill Nye says at the start of a trailer for his new series, “Bill Nye Saves… Read More

Netflix adds record 7M members, acknowledges Amazon Prime Video’s growing footprint

Netflix marked a decade since the launch of its streaming service by adding more than 7 million new members globally… Read More

Netflix bags Jerry Seinfeld and Amazon lands … the Grateful Dead

The latest projects from Hollywood icons Martin Scorsese and Jerry Seinfeld will find homes on Amazon Video and Netflix. Today,… Read More

Stranger Things

Greenpeace parody slams Netflix over dirty energy use with a little help from ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘House of Cards,’ other originals

In an appeal to binge-watchers everywhere, Greenpeace is using favorite Netflix characters to call out the streaming giant for its dependence… Read More

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Amazon falls behind Disney, but beats Netflix, in study ranking millennials’ intimacy with brands

Millennials seem to have an emotional attachment to the smiling cardboard boxes which bring them stuff, at least according to… Read More

AT&T to customers complaining about DirecTV Now problems: We’re working on it

AT&T launched its new streaming service DirecTV Now last month, but it appears to still be working out some of… Read More

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The most Googled terms of 2016 by state — find out what Trumped all that political news

It may have seemed like the only thing anyone cared about — or pretended to care less about — in… Read More

Competition between Amazon and Netflix heats up as Prime Video expands to 200 countries

Amazon Prime Video is now available in more countries than Netflix. The Seattle tech titan announced today that it will… Read More

Amazon inches past Netflix in Golden Globe nominations for the first time

Amazon bested top competitor Netflix in Golden Globe nominations for the first time this year. The two streaming services would… Read More

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Week in Geek: New Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson has deep roots in tech

Howard Schultz will be replaced as Starbucks CEO by longtime technology executive Kevin Johnson, a veteran of Microsoft and other… Read More

Stream on: Amazon adds premium networks HBO and Cinemax to Channels feature

Amazon’s claim to the streaming throne may have just gotten a little stronger. The Seattle retail giant this morning announced… Read More

Netflix now lets you download movies and TV shows to watch offline

Binging your favorite shows just got a lot easier. Netflix this morning announced the much-anticipated ability to download shows and… Read More

AT&T and DirecTV target cord cutters with new mobile-oriented streaming service, DirecTV Now

AT&T and DirecTV pulled the lid off their new streaming service Monday: DirecTV Now. The service is aimed at cord… Read More

Comcast adding Netflix to X1 set-top boxes nationwide starting next week

“Netflix, play House of Cards.” Starting next week, that voice command will allow Comcast customers to stream Netflix content on… Read More

The Ivory Game

New Netflix documentary ‘The Ivory Game’ further showcases Paul Allen’s fight for elephants

Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s ongoing efforts to shed light on the plight of African elephants comes to Netflix on Friday… Read More

The ‘Stranger Things’ kids visit another alternate universe in this ‘Peanuts’ style mash-up

(Warning: This post contains spoilers from season one of Stranger Things. If you haven’t watched it, proceed at your own… Read More

New study: Nearly 20% of Amazon’s 65M Prime members in U.S. go with monthly charge

When Amazon introduced a monthly subscription plan for its Prime program as an alternative to the $99 annual fee earlier this year,… Read More

Netflix not too concerned about Amazon as it chases Facebook and YouTube for online video supremacy

Netflix doesn’t appear to be too worried about Amazon. In the company’s quarterly letter to shareholders posted today, it acknowledged that Amazon is becoming… Read More

Netflix stock soars 19% as Stranger Things, Narcos power strong subscriber growth

Netflix rebounded from one of its worst quarters in years, posting better-than-expected subscriber growth and revenue in the third quarter Monday.… Read More

Amazon and Netflix challenge major TV networks in spending on original shows, study says

Amazon and Netflix are not only challenging each other for online streaming dominance, they are going after major networks by… Read More

Amanda Knox

‘Believe her’ or ‘suspect her’? Two trailers preview ‘Amanda Knox’ documentary coming to Netflix

Fans of true crime television who couldn’t get enough of the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer” or ESPN’s “O.J.:… Read More

Bill Nye

Science rules! Bill Nye returning to TV to ‘Save the World’ with his own show on Netflix

Bill Nye, the outspoken scientist, author and TV personality who introduced a generation of viewers to science, is getting his… Read More

Amazon will double spending on video content for second half of 2016 in battle with Netflix

Amazon plans to double down on video content. After the company beat Wall Street’s expectations for its second quarter earnings… Read More

Netflix executives: Rough quarter just a blip, long-term picture remains intact

Netflix blamed a rough second quarter earnings report on churn — or member cancellations related to previously-announced price increases — that… Read More

Netflix stock plummets 15% after missing Q2 estimates for profit and subscriber growth

Netflix reported its weakest subscriber growth in two years, causing its stock to drop more than 15 percent in after-hours… Read More

Streaming, the final frontier: Netflix to beam new ‘Star Trek’ series internationally

Netflix and CBS Studios International just inked a deal for the new “Star Trek” series that boldly goes where no… Read More

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Amazon Video starts letting Android users download movies and shows directly to SD card

It’d be great to download a full season of “The Americans” to watch on a long international flight, but most… Read More

Report: Twitter in talks with NBA, MLS, Turner about digital sports streaming rights

Twitter is in talks with the NBA, MLS and Turner Broadcasting about streaming rights for sports content, according to a report… Read More

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