Netflix
hideNetflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is an online DVD and Blu-ray Disc rental service, offering flat rate rental-by-mail and online streaming to customers in the United States. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Los Gatos, California, it has amassed a collection of 100,000 titles and approximately 10 million subscribers. The company has more than 55 million discs and, on average, ships 1.9 million DVDs to customers each day. Netflix previously claimed to spend about $300 million a year on postage. On February 25, 2007, Netflix announced the billionth DVD delivery. Two years later, on April 2, 2009, the company announced that it had mailed its two billionth DVD, and awarded the recipient with a complimentary lifetime membership. It topped the ForeSee Results’ Top 100 Online Retail Satisfaction Index with an American Customer Satisfaction Index score of 86, well over the industry average of 75.
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Roku adds more 'channels' of video and other digital content
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Owners of Roku's digital video player will soon have a bunch more channels to choose from.
Suggestions for tech-happy holidays
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Nov 25, 2009 |
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The holiday season is as much a time for tech as for toys. Electronic gadgets are at the top of many wish lists and account for an ever-growing share of holiday shopping budgets. Fortunately for shoppers, tech gifts don't ...
Clicker.com aims to become Internet video usher
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Web surfing is becoming more like channel surfing as television shows, movies and music videos pour onto the Internet.
Netflix awards $1M prize to improve movie picks
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(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
Sep 08, 2009 |
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(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.
Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(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.
Redbox's machines take on Netflix's red envelopes
Jun 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With more subscribers than ever flocking to its DVD-by-mail service, Netflix Inc. is one of the few companies to prosper during the worst U.S. recession in 70 years. Yet Netflix CEO Reed Hastings still has something ...
Group comes close to winning $1M Netflix prize
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Jun 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A multinational group of researchers, scientists and engineers are close to winning a $1 million prize from Netflix.
Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3
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Oct 26, 2009 |
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(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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Mar 30, 2009 |
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(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.
CES 2009: Some Tweaks, Freaks and Slimming New Products
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Jan 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The world-wide economic indigestion has slightly impacted CES 2009 newcomer company demonstrations and gawker attendance. So, far Formula One Sponsors, (the big Kahunas) like Microsoft, ASUS, ...
Blockbuster to stream video rentals on Samsung TVs
Jul 14, 2009 |
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(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 ...
'Digital living room' getting closer
Mar 11, 2009 |
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The digital living room is still under construction, but consumers can now get a glimpse of what it might look like.
Blockbuster to sell, rent movies through TiVo
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(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.
Roku teams with Amazon to stream videos
Mar 04, 2009 |
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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.
