Full FeedYouTube in talks wiith studios to offer movie rentals
YouTube is attempting to build upon its popularity by offering full length features on a rental basis. The company has been in talks with several movie studios about potential ways to make this possible. Their biggest hurdle is attempting to get users to pay for premium content when free content… Continue Reading »
Some good news: Netflix is making money
Each day, headlines are screaming about plunging profits and frightening layoffs. However, Netflix seems to be actually making money and has experienced a major period of growth during the company’s fourth quarter. Profits rose 45 percent, a fact that the company attributes to their new streaming video feature, which allows… Continue Reading »
Netflix to charge more for Blu-ray discs
I just received an e-mail from Netflix saying that there will be an increase in the subscription fee for unlimited access to Blu-ray movies. The increase is a whopping $1. Assuming they aren’t singling me out, this should effect plenty of Netflix subscribers. This new fee will start on November… Continue Reading »
Netflix tops 100,000 available movies available
Netflix has passed another milestone in the by-mail DVD rental business, they have passed the 100,000 movie mark. In addition Netflix now also has over 8,000 movies and TV shows available to watch instantly along with approximately 7.5 million customers. Netflix has also surpassed rival Blockbuster who currently has just… Continue Reading »
Netflix to offer more Blu-ray titles, possible price increases
While Netflix has already announced they will be stopping the rentals of HD DVD titles, they have also announced some good news, but also hinted at some possible bad news as well. With HD DVD now leaving, Netflix is confident enough to announce they will soon be offering four times… Continue Reading »
Apple adds 99 cent special movie rental to iTunes Store
In the spirit of competition with downloadable movie rentals Apple has announced a special weekly movie rental that will be just 99 cents. The special movies will keep the same restrictions as regular movies to include having 30 days to watch them and 24 hours to complete the movie once… Continue Reading »
A sneak peak inside a Netflix Shipping Center
King 5 has a nice little video, giving us a brief look into one of the fifty-two hubs that Netflix has nationwide. This location is the Northwest hub and it is just south of Tacoma, Washington. They have 40 employees and can process 110,000 movies per day. At least one… Continue Reading »
Apple TV “Take 2” update now available
Apple has released the long awaited and once delayed “Take 2” update for the AppleTV. Current owners can get the download for free by going to Settings, then Update Software. The update took less than two minutes to download and about ten minutes (with quite a few restarts and screen… Continue Reading »
Netflix decides on Blu-ray, ending HD DVD rentals
It seems the HD DVD camp just cannot catch a break lately, with the latest bad news coming courtesy of Netflix. The announcement means the end of HD DVD rentals as they have decided to go exclusive with Blu-ray. Netflix had been offering HD DVD rentals since they first came… Continue Reading »
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