Peter Kafka in Media on January 26 at 8:35 am PT
Reed Hastings make his case, again: We’re just another cable TV network, and people seem to like that just fine.
Jessica Parks in Mobile on January 12 at 7:05 am PT
So you think Fido wouldn’t dare jump on your bed? There’s only one way to find out …
Peter Kafka in Media on January 4 at 7:30 am PT
Its customers watched more than two billion hours of digital content, the company says. But we’ll have to wait a month to learn what that means.
Peter Kafka in News on December 22, 2011 at 12:25 pm PT
“Old fogey discs” are a billion-dollar business for Reed Hastings and company. But if you want to see how badly Netflix wants out, go ahead and try to give someone a DVD gift subscription today.
Peter Kafka in Media on December 22, 2011 at 3:00 am PT
Investors are furious with Reed Hastings, and a notable number of his customers left earlier this year. But the ones who stuck around — and there are 20 million-plus — are still pretty happy.
Mia Lamar, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on October 19, 2011 at 12:22 pm PT
Amazon.com Inc. expanded a licensing agreement with the Public Broadcasting Service that allows its paid members to stream additional PBS programming, marking the Internet retailer’s latest advance in the red-hot online video battle.
Liz Gannes in Social on January 27, 2011 at 12:00 am PT
Netflix revealed it is in the process of implementing “an extensive Facebook integration” on Wednesday, marking a significant change from its previous absence from the social Web.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 26, 2011 at 2:25 pm PT
Netflix, which is fighting with the cable guys and telcos over streaming video costs, says it will publish a ranking of the best broadband performers. Or in other words: Netflix says it will tell some broadband customers that they ought to get a new provider.
Peter Kafka in Media on October 27, 2010 at 5:00 am PT
“Digital” doesn’t equal “cheap” for Reed Hastings’s company. The online move has cost Netflix $1.2 billion in streaming rights so far, and that number will probably get much bigger in 2011.
