Tag: Netflix
Netflix bringing 16 New Comedy shows Next Year
Netflix the internet streaming movie company is trying to emulate the HBO model by making it’s own content and the company has announced that they have 16 new stand up comedy shows in the pipeline; due to release next year. The chief content officer at Netflix in an interview pointed out that Bill Burr in [...]
YouTube launches paid subscription channels
Paid YouTube channels have been rumoured for a while and we have finally got something solid, with the launch of the first few paid channels. Channels come as low as $0.99 a month, however this isn’t a paid system for all content, but payment per channel. For users who enjoy lots of different content, this [...]
Yahoo reportedly makes bid for Hulu
Yahoo has been in preliminary talks with Hulu over a possible acquisition and Marissa Mayer is currently in informal meetings with the company about content deals and how Hulu would work with Yahoo. The possibility of an acquisition could be very possible, according to AllThingsD, even though Hulu is wanted by more than one buyer. Former News [...]
New York Times Moves Toward Netflix Model as Ads Decline
Mark Thompson, CEO of the New York Time is taking a leaf from Netflixs’ book and moving over to the subscription model for it’s services in a bid to drastically change the publisher into an internet company that relies less and less on advertising revenue. In an interview with Thompson he said “the creation of [...]
Netflix adds three million subscribers, looks for more original content
The behemoth movie streaming service Netflix has grown substantially in the past few years, with US movie and TV addicts craving for anything new on the service. In this quarter alone, the company added three million more subscribers, boosting the total number to over thirty-six million. To put this in perspective, Netflix currently has more subscribers than [...]
Netflix Promises $100,000 Reward For Best Cloud Computing Developers
Netflix is offering $100,000 for developers who can improve the features, reliability and security of Cloud computing, a report on PCMag said. The video streaming media company is seemingly troubled by concerns on the reliability, dependability and the security of the Cloud technology. Neil Hunt, Netflix’s chief product officer, said in a statement that they [...]
YouTube And Netflix Team Up Against AirPlay
YouTube and Netflix are working on a new set of protocols which allows developers of second-screen apps to launch on smart TV’s and other devices. The new protocol is called DIAL, which is short for “DIscovery And Launch”, and both companies have been working on this for months now. As early as now several major [...]
HP Introduces The Pocket Playlist
HP has announced a new portable media device called the Pocket Playlist. The Pocket Playlist streams unencrypted content such as audio, video, and photo files to smartphones and tablets through a Wi-Fi connection. Its internal hard disk, which has a capacity of 32GB, can save up to 7,600 music files, 10,000 images, or 16 full-length movies, [...]
Activist-Investor Icahn purchases 10 percent of NetFlix shares
Streaming video company Netflix is now open to listen to business advice and strategy from Carl Icahn after the billionaire bought 10 percent share of the company Friday. Icahn, widely dubbed as an activist-investor for his aggressive approach in business dealings, reportedly acquired 5.4 million shares of stock in the company for $168.9million. Icahn’s [...]
Netflix Shares Rise As Rumors Claim Microsoft Is Looking To Bid On The Company
Netflix’s shares have started soaring 13% higher on Friday as a lot of speculation has been roaming the internet that Microsoft was about to make a big for the streaming video provider. The spark for all of this goes way back to when Netflix CEO Reed Hastings decided that he would step down from the Board [...]
Google Nexus Q Hacked, Runs Android Launcher, Apps and Netflix
When Google made an official presentation at the I/O 2012 for the Nexus Q, it did mention that it has provided a micro USB port which it mentioned categorically had been provided to connect future accessories and encourage general hackability. Well that is exactly what kornyone from the Xda-Developers Forum have gone ahead and done. [...]
Netflix First Produced Show Lilyhammer Now Available
Last year Netflix announced that they were going to add their own Netflix produced content to the thousands and thousands of shows and movies available on the Netflix platform. Their first show, Lilyhammer, is now available. Lilyhammer is a story about a former mob guy, played by Steve Van Zandt, from Sopranos and Bruce Springsteen’s [...]
Holiday Gift Guide: Neo TV NTV200 The Stocking Stuffable Set Top Box
Netgear recently added a newer smaller device to it’s neotv unit to it’s line up of set top boxes. The NTV200 is a small compact set top streaming box that has come down in price since it’s release. The size of it makes it perfect as a stocking stuffer and for traveling. While many sites [...]
