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Group comes close to winning $1M Netflix prize

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A multinational group of researchers, scientists and engineers are close to winning a $1 million prize from Netflix.


Netflix 1Q profit, subscriber growth soars

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Netflix Inc. says its first-quarter profit soared as 920,000 new subscribers signed up for its DVD-by-mail rental service.


Netflix awards $1M prize to improve movie picks

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Netflix Inc. declared a seven-member group of researchers, scientists and engineers from around the world as winners Monday of its three-year, $1 million contest to improve its movie recommendation system by at least ...


Off to see 'The Wizard' for free at Netflix Oct. 3

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created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Anyone with a computer and Internet connection can be off to see "The Wizard of Oz" for free next month, courtesy of Netflix Inc.'s movie-streaming service.


Netflix to run second film-suggestion tech contest

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created Aug 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- You might call it "Son of the Netflix Prize."


Netflix workers sort DVDs at the company's Piscataway, New Jersey, distribution center

Netflix links online DVD service to Facebook

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created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Netflix has linked to Facebook, and Blockbuster is making films available on-demand to users of TiVo digital recorder devices as the US DVD rental giants continue an Internet-age duel.


Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3 (AP)

Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year.


Netflix ups fees for Blu-ray amid rising demand

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created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Online DVD rental leader Netflix Inc. is raising its prices for Blu-ray discs in a change that will triple or quadruple the high-definition surcharge on Netflix's most popular subscription plans.


Netflix 3Q earnings climb 48 percent (AP)

Netflix 3Q earnings rise 48 pct, but stock falls

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Netflix Inc. has been doing so well during the recession that it's getting tougher for the DVD-by-mail pioneer to live up to investors' lofty expectations.


Familiar script: Netflix 2Q tops expectations (AP)

Familiar script: Netflix 2Q tops expectations

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created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Netflix Inc.'s second-quarter profit shot past analyst expectations, following a familiar script as recession-weary consumers flocked to its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming service.


Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video

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created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections.


Roku Internet video box adds live baseball feed

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Roku says its pioneering Internet video set-top box is adding its first live feed, from Major League Baseball.


Roku teams with Amazon to stream videos

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created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Roku, maker of a $100 box that delivers streaming Netflix videos to consumers' TVs, is teaming with Amazon.com to vastly increase the number of movies and TV episodes consumers can watch through the device.


Blockbuster to stream video rentals on Samsung TVs

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created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Having been a step behind in the race to pipe entertainment from the Internet to television screens, struggling video rental-chain Blockbuster Inc. is counting on a new partnership with Samsung Electronics America ...


Blockbuster to sell, rent movies through TiVo

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created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Blockbuster Inc. plans to rent and sell its movies and TV shows through TiVo Inc.'s digital video recorders in the second half of this year.