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Initially filed by the Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd law firm on behalf of investors at the City of Royal Oak Retirement System in Michigan, Netflix is now dealing with a class-action suit alleging that company officials “issued materially false and misleading statements regarding business practices and its contracts with content providers.”  Defendants specifically identified within the lawsuit include CEO Reed Hastings, chief… Read More

Back in 2010, Hollywood studios negotiated a major win over DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming service Netflix, getting the company to agree to a 28-day day delay between the retail availability of new titles on Blu-ray and DVD and when they'd be available for rental on Netflix. Now, that window is getting even bigger, with Warner Bros. inking a new deal with Netflix that extends the studio's retail exclusivity to 56 days—and… Read More

Netflix announced today that it will continue to offer its streaming customers shows from the Disney-ABC Television Group, which includes ABC Studios, Disney Channel and ABC Family. Additional shows from these networks will also be added to the Netflix lineup as part of the renewal deal.  According to the streaming agreement, episodes from the new seasons of shows currently being aired on the Disney-ABC channels will be available to Netflix… Read More

According to Sandvine’s Fall 2011 Global Internet Phenomena Report, Netflix now makes up 32.7 percent of all Internet traffic in North America and has become the most powerful driver of traffic during the evening. This report analyzes approximately 200 Internet service providers in 80 different countries. Across all countries, real-time entertainment applications make up 60 percent of peak downstream traffic, an increase from 50 percent in… Read More

Mentioned yesterday by Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos, he stated that television content typically made up between 50 to 60 percent of all content streamed on Netflix at any given time. Sarandos was speaking at the Mipcom conference in Cannes, France with Miramax CEO Mike Lang in a keynote address. Sarandos indicated that when a user watches a movie over Netflix streaming, a recommendation for a television show is made based off… Read More

Dish bought Blockbuster five months ago, and now we know why they made a $320 million investment in the bankrupt company. As we reported yesterday Dish Network hosted a press event today, where they unveiled a new streaming video service. The service announced today is called Blockbuster Movie Pass, and for the time being is only available for Dish Network subscribers when it launches on October 1. For an additional $10 a month Dish subscribers… Read More

If there was a perfect time to hold a press event Dish Network might have found it. Dish Network is hosting a press event on Friday that it has titled “A Stream Come True”, where is it rumored to be announcing a streaming service to rival Netflix. It is believed that Dish will be offering an unlimited streaming option at an unknown price under the Blockbuster brand name. We originally heard about the rumor earlier this month, and it was expected… Read More

Netflix has released two big bombshell announcements in the last two months. First they informed users that there will be a price increase for the same exact service they were already receiving, and most recently they announced that Netflix will be splitting into two companies. Now that Netflix and Qwickster are official Wall Street was given a chance to react to the news, and it’s not pretty. Seconds after Tuesday’s opening bell Netflix’ stock… Read More

September 1 has been a big day for Netflix. Netflix’ new service plans, and price increase go into effect today, and Starz Entertainment has officially announced that they will stop providing content to the service. In the press release Starz stated that they have stopped contract negotiations and will stop providing streaming content at the end of their current multi-year contract February 28, 2012. The only information provided by Starz as to… Read More

Now your children don’t have to suffer because you decided to cancel your cable. Netflix is testing out a new kid friendly interface to help kids find the shows they want to watch. The images show a drastically more fun and visual interface. To access the page you would select the just for kids tab at the top of the page and you will be able to see all of the watch instantly options. Of course you won’t find Mad Men in this area of the website,… Read More

Back in September 2010, Netflix first launched streaming video service to Canadian customers; today, the company is proudly touting that it has signed up its one millionth streaming customer in Canada, Amanda Bell James of the delightfully named (and delightfully remote) mining town of Flin Flon, on the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border. “We're thrilled that Canadians have embraced Netflix so rapidly, and we're equally proud to… Read More

HBO originally announced its HBO Go service as a way for people to watch its content when they weren’t in front of a TV. When HBO Go came to iOS and Android, it gave its users a chance to watch programing from pretty much anywhere. During HBO’s quarterly earning call on Wednesday, CEO Jeff Bewkes announced his plan to bring the service to game consoles and Internet-connected TVs. The mobile app has proven to be a huge success, and HBO hopes… Read More

While Netflix subscribers have voiced displeasure with the company on the Web all day due to a 60 percent price increase announced yesterday, Netflix quietly announced a renewed, multi-year contract agreement with NBC Universal. The new deal keeps all the existing NBC content online and adds the latest seasons of shows like The Office, Psych and Law and Order: SVU. Netflix Instant subscribers will also see more classic NBC television like Leave… Read More

Netflix sparked a flurry of customer outrage Tuesday with the announcement that it would no longer offer a plan that includes both unlimited movie streaming and unlimited DVD rental. These services will now be split into two plans, which start and $7.99 apiece. Together, they will cost about $16 — a 60 percent increase from the $9.99 price of the dual-option plan, which the company will cut on September 1.

Netflix is offering  a new DVD subscription plan for consumers that aren't interested in the Netflix Instant streaming service. Priced identically to the streaming-only plan, users can pay $7.99 a month for unlimited DVD rentals under the new plan. Before this plan was active, Netflix subscribers had a choice of $4.99 a month for one DVD out at a time (up to two a month) or $9.99 a month for one DVD out at a time with access to Netflix… Read More