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Netflix

Are you really paying for that paid content? A confession and scorecard

Paying for online content was a funny idea back when Napster was a hero and no one had heard the… Read More

Netflix freeloaders forgot to cancel trials after binge viewing ‘House of Cards’

As the major online streaming services develop and launch original content, one of the most interesting tactics has come from… Read More

Netflix to offer $11.99 plan, will allow four simultaneous streams

Those with big families or lots of movie-loving friends might enjoy this: Netflix will offer a $11.99/month plan that allows… Read More

Movie time: Flixster arrives on Xbox Live

If Netflix or any other movie app on Xbox Live ain’t cutting it for you, there’s another option now available:… Read More

Netflix says it’s dumping Microsoft Silverlight and embracing HTML5, someday

Netflix says it will stop using Microsoft Silverlight’s technology to stream video on Windows PCs and Macs — just as… Read More

Netflix & Facebook, together at last — for better or worse

Netflix this morning launched its long-awaited “Netflix Social” feature, letting its customers connect their Netflix accounts to Facebook to share… Read More

Amazon inks deal with Sony to stream FX shows ‘Justified,’ and ‘The Shield’

Another day, another streaming deal for Amazon. The Seattle online giant just signed a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment for the… Read More

Amazon inks deal with CBS to stream ‘Under The Dome’

The content licensing agreements just keep on rolling in for Amazon, as the Seattle online giant just announced another exclusive subscription deal… Read More

Report: Amazon hires actor John Goodman … for original comedy series

Netflix may have scored Kevin Spacey for its new political drama House of Cards. But Amazon.com, which is making its… Read More

Weekend-special: Netflix unlocked for all Xbox Live users

Microsoft is giving all Xbox Live users access to the Netflix app — just for this weekend. Normally, the app… Read More

Chart: How Netflix views the streaming competition

Grousing about the selection in the Netflix streaming library may be a popular pastime, but the company is taking new steps… Read More

Redbox Instant by Verizon available to public by March

We’ve been waiting and waiting for our Redbox Instant beta access here at GeekWire and are wondering when we’ll receive… Read More

Netflix nightmare explained: Amazon apologizes for outage

What happened at Amazon Web Services to take down the Netflix streaming service for hours on Christmas Eve? It was a… Read More

Why did Amazon Instant Video keep going, while Netflix sputtered?

Last month, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings separately took the stage at the Re:Invent conference in… Read More

Amazon Web Services’ Andy Jassy: The ‘economics of what we’re doing is extremely disruptive’ to the old-guard

Why is Amazon.com going to kick the butt of Microsoft, IBM and everyone else in cloud computing for a long… Read More

After Icahn takes Netflix stake, streaming video service looks to fend off unwanted suitors

Shares of Netflix surged last week after billionaire investor Carl Icahn purchased 9.98 percent of the streaming media service, suggesting… Read More

Do you binge-watch TV? 6 ways to justify your habit

You finish a great episode of a great show. You want to watch the next one, but you’ve already seen… Read More

History: Did Amazon try to buy Netflix for $12M in 1999?

Just imagine what could have been? A new book to be released this week by Reuters reporter Gina Keating suggests… Read More

‘Redbox Instant’ streaming video service on the way

It’s official: Verizon and Redbox parent company Coinstar will enter the streaming media world and battle Netflix, Amazon and the… Read More

Netflix CEO: Amazon Prime video a ‘confusing mess’

It looks like Jeff Bezos & Co. have finally gotten Reed Hastings’ attention, or at least gotten Hastings to show… Read More

Netflix loses out as Amazon inks deal with Epix for popular movies

Amazon.com continues to bolster its collection of movie titles for its Prime Instant Video service, announcing today that it has… Read More

Amazon Prime adds ‘West Wing’ and ‘Fringe’ in exclusive streaming deal

Amazon has struck a deal with Warner Bros. to bring West Wing and Fringe to its Amazon Prime Instant Video… Read More

Amazon.com should buy Coinstar: A tech prediction that makes a ton of sense

A few months ago, the tech blogosphere exploded after rumors emerged that Amazon.com was considering opening physical retail stores. Since… Read More

Finally: Amazon video app comes to Microsoft’s Xbox 360

Amazon and Microsoft just announced the first native Amazon Instant Video app for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, making it possible to… Read More

The DVD isn’t dead yet: Sales surge at Redbox kiosks

Movie streaming and digital downloads may be rising in popularity, but it looks like many of us aren’t quite yet… Read More

Netflix to Comcast: “Internet caps should apply equally”

In a broadside aimed directly at Comcast, Netflix devoted a section of its quarterly shareholder letter on financial performance to… Read More

Netflix gains subscribers, tracks Amazon “carefully”

“Given Amazon’s size and ambitions, we continue to track their progress carefully as well.” With that brief statement, Netflix CEO… Read More

New evidence of Amazon’s ambitions to make original TV

From Hulu to Netflix, it seems that every online video service is getting into original television these days, and new… Read More

Comcast unveils $4.99 per month Streampix service, taking aim at Netflix

Comcast this week is rolling out a new video streaming service called Streampix, an offering that will be available only… Read More

Amazon hiring execs to make comedy and kids shows

Newly surfaced Amazon.com job postings provide some interesting clues about the company’s push into original programming. An Amazon unit called… Read More

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