ShopTo.net, a British online retailer of video games, peripherals and gaming consoles, this morning announced that it has acquired privately-held FetchTV, a struggling video-on-demand (VoD) streaming service provider based in…
Earlier today, we told you about something called FLIXPAC, a new political action committee formed by Netflix to lobby government officials in Washington, D.C. Coverage of the PAC sparked immediate…
Amazon this morning announced that it has reached a content distribution agreement with Discovery Communications that will allow Amazon Prime members to instantly stream prior seasons of series from Discovery…
An announcement that seems like yet another blow for Netflix was made today, and it involves Warner Brothers titles this time. Last week, we reported that HBO would no longer…
According to a report by Cnet, HBO will cease sending its new DVD titles to rental service Netflix. While new titles won’t be available for rent on Netflix, existing titles…
When it comes to picking movies to watch on Netflix, I rely heavily on the ratings that other people give them. I’m not a fan of the 5-star rating system…
TorrentFreak has listed the top 10 most pirated movies of 2011, according to download data from BitTorrent. The site points out that the #1 pirated film of the year wasn’t…
The “Just For Kids” section has only been a part of the Netflix site and most recently the Nintendo Wii since its inception. That changes today with permanent placement on…
According to a report by Nielsen, game consoles aren’t just being used to play games anymore; they’re video watching machines too. A survey in October showed that online video streaming…
In a serious content play, Netflix has announced that it is bringing the wildly popular show Arrested Development back exclusively on its platform. The exclusivity is the key here, as…
Netflix, which as gotten a lot of grief lately from consumers after the Qwikster open and close, has announced a new streaming partnership with the CW Network owned by CBS…
If you’ve been watching the streaming news lately, you’ll know that the major networks in the US aren’t often very happy to sign on to have their content available on…
Today Netflix released data on the average rate of delivery, measuring both American and Canadian ISP speeds while streaming video from its service. Believe it or not, it seems that…
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