3 posts and columns on television shows

Amazon Working on New TV, Movie Service

in News on August 31, 2010 at 2:14 pm PT

Amazon.com Inc. is trying to create a service that gives paying subscribers unlimited access over the Internet to some television shows and movies, as it tries to take on Netflix Inc. and grab a bigger slice of the online TV business.

Dreaming of a Blu Christmas

in News on December 23, 2009 at 1:00 am PT

Blu-ray players, particularly those that can exploit Internet video services, are a hot item this shopping season. Just 3½ years after Samsung Electronics Co. introduced the first Blu-ray player for $999, prices have dropped to as low as $80, making them an irresistible item for many consumers this year.

CES: Netflix on the Hunt

in News on January 9, 2009 at 11:01 am PT

Reed Hastings is prowling CES for deals. Already, in the past year, the CEO of DVD rental service Netflix Inc. has cut at least a half-dozen partnerships with consumer electronics makers to make a Netflix service that streams movies and television shows over the Internet watchable on television sets via game consoles, digital video recorders and other gadgets.