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

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.
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Streaming Forward: Where the Streaming Content Industry Is Headed in 2013 and Beyond

When will a robust streaming TV guide be available that simply encompasses all available content?
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Want to See Why You Can’t Get HBO or Showtime Without Paying for Cable? Watch This Ad.

You might not like the tie-up between the programmers and the cable guys. But the system works great for them, for now.
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A Sneak Peek at “House of Cards,” Netflix’s First Big Bet on Original Content

Kevin Spacey and David Fincher team up to make an HBO-like series. Reed Hastings has $100 million (or so) riding on it.
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Viral Video: Hulu’s Original “Paul, the Male Matchmaker” Set to Debut

Once more into the Internet content series breach!
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Netflix Doesn’t Want to Compete With Cable, Hulu, iTunes or GameFly. But HBO …

Reed Hastings make his case, again: We’re just another cable TV network, and people seem to like that just fine.
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The Louis C.K. Window

Louis C.K. isn’t the first performer to sell directly to his fans using the Web. But if he wants to, he can keep working with Big Media, too. Clever.
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Maybe Cord Cutting Isn't Here Yet. What About Cord Shaving?

Maybe cable subscribers aren’t dumping their service in favor of Netflix, Hulu, etc. But maybe they’re cutting back on HBO and Showtime. A new study says Web TV watchers are behind an eight percent drop in premium cable subs.

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Netflix Adds Fox's "Glee"

Netflix, which may lose access to shows from Showtime this summer, is adding some from News Corp.’s Fox studio. As in other recent deals the video service has signed, the new pact gives Netflix subscribers access to shows they haven’t had in the past–in this case, the big new titles are “Glee” and “Sons Of Anarchy”–but only older episodes: None of the shows will be available “in season.” The deal is an expansion of an existing agreement, and is non-exclusive. News Corp. also owns this Web site.

Showtime To Show Less On Netflix [UPDATED]

More evidence that Hollywood and the networks want to rein in Reed Hastings and Netflix: Showtime says it will pull some of its shows off the video service when a new pact kicks in this summer. But that pact hasn’t been finalized, so…

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