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Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) is the world’s largest online movie rental service, offering more than 7 million subscribers access to 90,000 DVD titles plus a growing library of over 5,000 full-length movies and television episodes that are
available for instant watching on their PCs. The company’s appeal and
success are built on providing the most expansive selection of DVDs, an
easy way to choose movies and fast, free delivery. Netflix has been
named the #1...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Video Editing Edition

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This week went by incredibly fast, and if you're like me... you just couldn't get to everything you really wanted to do. These days, there's so much online video news, it can be hard to keep up with it all. Which is exactly why we ...

Netflix Android Update - Streaming Video On Android 2.2 & 2.3 Devices

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An update just dropped over the weekend for the Netflix app (updating to version 1.4) for Android 2.2 and 2.3 that gave users access to Netflix. That's a big group of users who can now more commonly run into the 'single stream' error as they ...

10 Guaranteed Ways To Dominate YouTube Search: The Reel Web #4

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This week's look at the Reel Web covers tips for YouTube SEO and several news stories from the online video world, including "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's" upcoming service, "Call of Duty Elite." Their web shows sound amazing, but access to their video content ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Site Issues Edition

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Some weeks we are just on fire, and able to cover most of the important breaking stories in the world of online video. Other weeks, our site crashes and we spend entire days just trying to get it back up. This past week was one ...

Netflix To Begin Enforcing One Stream Per Customer Rule

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Everybody panic. Get your pitchforks and your hastily written protest posters ready. After a price hike to their streaming service and Starz walking away from the renegotiation table, Netflix is once again doing something that its customers find completely unacceptable: enforcing long-standing policies about the ...

Netflix Launches Streaming Service To Latin America, Mexico, & The Caribbean

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The push toward international customers in streaming online video continues. Last week we saw YouTube roll out its Movies service for streaming film rentals to Canada, and Hulu extended its service into Japan. And now Netflix is officially open for business in Mexico, Latin America, ...

Netflix In Dire Straits As Starz Announces End To Renewal Talks

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Netflix is in dire straits if it can't right its ship soon. Yesterday, prices jumped up 60% to $7.99 for DVD rental and $7.99 for streaming (formerly $9.99 when combined), severely displeasing many subscribers into canceling, as I did. On top of that, Starz also ...

The Weekly Online Video News Round Up - Streaming Internet TV Edition

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It was another huge week for online video news, with final bids for Hulu being turned in on Friday. I'm pretty surprised we haven't seen any leaks on those bids as of yet, but it is the weekend. Expect there to be news on the ...

As Price Hike Nears, Could Lack Of New Content Sink Netflix?

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Ahh...we often hear a company say things like, "What? New content? We're not concerned with that..." shortly before they crumble to pieces. Well, alright, we might not hear exactly that, but something along those lines. For game consoles, a lack of new content is death. ...

Netflix Competition Heats Up In Canada As Hollywood Suite Delivers Video-on-Demand

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Cable and satellite up in the Great White North were unhappy with Netflix's crossing the border. That silly imaginary line that dictates what nationality you are, what language you speak and most importantly, what kind of streaming video and TV you can get.

Cable Companies Lose Customers To Online Video, But Cord Cutting Still A Long Way Off

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Some reports say cord-cutting is a myth. Having recently moved into a place and assessed my options, I would agree, because the pay TV companies are keeping consumers hostage thanks to licenses with major sports leagues and premium channels like HBO. For example, the only ...

YouTube Partner Channels Added To comScore Video Metrix for July 2011

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With the July 2011 report, comScore has expanded their monthly video metrix, which tracks online video services and viewers, to include what they call "Select YouTube Partners" (see table below). What that sounds like to me is that they are NOT including all of the ...

Bids For Hulu Due Tomorrow, Google & Amazon Lead Suitors

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For a good few weeks there, the web media world was all abuzz with the news of the possible sale of Hulu. We speculated on who the potential buyers might be, with reports suggesting everyone from Google to Yahoo might be involved in negotiations. And ...

Fox To Enforce 8-Day Waiting Period For New Episodes On Hulu

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Well, well, well... this is going to get pretty interesting pretty quickly. One of the three television networks behind Hulu, Fox, has decided to end next-day access to episodes of their programs on Hulu and on the company's website. (and on DISH network). Moving forward, ...

Time Warner Cable Head Says Company Future Is Broadband, Not TV

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Well surprise, surprise. The chief executive of Time Warner Cable, the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., says that broadband is the anchor service of the company's future, not television. And while that may be a no-brainer for most of us observers in the industry, ...

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