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Netflix Still Eats a Third of the Web Every Night; Amazon, HBO and Hulu Trail Behind

Peter Kafka in Media on May 14 at 4:00 am PT

Everyone’s watching more video, on every device, everywhere. But no one is really cutting into Reed Hastings’s lead.

Netflix Nabs an HBO Engineer

Peter Kafka in Media on May 13 at 2:43 pm PT

Rob Caruso, the cable channel’s VP of digital projects, heads to the all-digital video service.

Sorry, Cord-Cutters! Still No “Game of Thrones” for You.

Peter Kafka in Media on May 1 at 12:47 pm PT

That thing we sorta said last month? Just kidding!

Where’s Amazon Going With Music, Movies and TV Shows? Ask Media Boss Bill Carr.

Peter Kafka in Media on April 29 at 9:40 am PT

“We’re committed to the idea of reinvention.” A rare Q&A with one of most important guys in the media business.

How Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Sees the Future: Netflix Wins, Apps Win and So Do HBO, ESPN and the Cable Guys

Peter Kafka in Media on April 24 at 1:27 pm PT

An 11-page guided tour of the future. If you’re in a hurry, we’ve got the Cliff’s Notes here.

Was “House of Cards” Worth It for Netflix?

Peter Kafka in Media on April 22 at 7:45 am PT

The buzz is gone. What do the numbers look like? It’s possible we’ll find out today — but don’t count on it.

Amazon Shows Off Its First TV Shows, and Wants to Know What You Think

Peter Kafka in Media on April 19 at 7:13 am PT

A novel approach to pilot season for Jeff Bezos’s first attempt at original programming.

Google Brings Internet of the Future, TV of the Past to Austin

Peter Kafka in Media on April 9 at 11:50 am PT

Crazy-fast Internet you’ll love — plus unbreakable content bundles you probably don’t love so much.

Big Data, Soft Sell: Netflix Pitches a Hands-Off Approach to Hollywood

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on March 1 at 10:48 am PT

Sure, Netflix knows a lot about you and what you like to watch. But that doesn’t mean it knows how to make stuff you want to watch.

HBO Go Is Coming to Apple TV. Why Isn’t Everything Coming to Apple TV?

Peter Kafka in Media on January 31 at 5:23 pm PT

It’s 2013, so “App Comes to Box” shouldn’t be a headline. But when it comes to outsiders who want to play on his hardware, Tim Cook is treating Apple TV very differently from the iPhone.