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Mashable (Free subscription) | yesterday
One of the biggest beefs most folks have with NetFlix as an alternative to traditional forms of livingroom-based entertainment is that their on-demand selection is somewhat limited in nature (actually, recent Mashable commenter “Cody” remarked that “the online/stream selection was just plain miserable…”). Miserable might be an overstatement, but unfortunately dated and small is fairly accurate. Their...
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ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | yesterday
In a move that could have a big impact on indie film sales and distribution, online film rental service Netflix is shuttering its film financing and acquisition arm Red Envelope Entertainment....
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Privacy (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK - The movie-rental service Netflix Inc. is closing a base unit that finances independent movies, partly to avoid competing with Hollywood studios by which it partners for DVD and Internet distribution. The financial impact on the company will be small, and solely four out of about 400 employees are losing their jobs. But the offer for consideration could make it more difficult for smaller...
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The movie-rental service Netflix Inc. is closing a small unit that finances independent movies, partly to avoid competing with Hollywood studios with which it partners for DVD and Internet distribution.
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The movie-rental service Netflix Inc. is closing a small unit that finances independent movies, partly to avoid competing with Hollywood studios with which it partners for DVD and Internet distribution. The financial impact on the company will be small, and...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The movie-rental service Netflix Inc. is closing a small unit that finances independent movies, partly to avoid competing with Hollywood studios with which it partners for DVD and Internet distribution.
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Variety.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Film News: Company's distribution, production co. to close -- Netflix is exiting the theatrical distrib and production biz, shuttering its Red Envelope arm after a nearly three-year experiment.
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NewTeeVee (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Netflix is shutting down Red Envelope Entertainment, its department that invested in low-budget and documentary films. The company said it was shuttering the unit, which employed four people, because it competed with Hollywood studios (Netflix’s bread and butter). This is good news; Netlifx needs to rid itself of distractions and focus on a content streaming [...]
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TrueGameHeadz BlogHeadz (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Xbox is giving their current dashboard a major overhaul this coming fall complete with avatars. This new design is a lot easier to navigate and now supports Netflix movie rentals. Thats crazy what’s next ordering take and some live entertainment. Microsoft also revealed that the dashboard update will have new option to allow you to [...]
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Hacking NetFlix (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings answered a few questions from HackingNetflix about the Xbox 360 Watch Instantly partnership: Why the Xbox 360 instead of Sony's PS3? It includes a Blu-ray player. The Xbox 360 is outselling the PS3 domestically about 2 - 1. Is this an exclusive relationship? Hastings confirmed that it is exclusive to the Xbox 360 (eliminating hopes for a Wii or PS3 player). When will Netflix...
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Hispanic Business Magazine (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
and generated lots of buzz last week when they announced plans to let Live subscribers watch more than 10,000 movies and TV shows on demand, through their game consoles, from the movie-rental company's online library of streaming content. In reality, it won't be quite as simple as it might sound. Netflix users won't be able to just pick any show from the library using Xbox Live's interface on the TV,...
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Dealhack (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
This week's top DVD sales and rentals: Sales: Superhero Movie! | rent: Blockbuster or Netflix | DVD: Amazon Vantage Point | rent: Blockbuster or Netflix | DVD: Amazon The Ruins | rent: Blockbuster or Netflix | DVD: Amazon Meet the Browns | rent: Blockbuster or Netflix | DVD: Amazon Batman: Gotham Knight | rent: Blockbuster or Netflix | DVD: Amazon 10,000 B.C. | rent: Blockbuster or Netflix | DVD:...
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IMDb News (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Amazon on Thursday launched a beta version of its new Amazon Video on Demand service, which allows users to watch any of 40,000 movies and TV shows on their PCs or Macs. (It requires no special software.) The videos are available for "rent" only, i.e. via streaming video and therefore cannot be watched in places where Internet access is not available, like planes. Unlike most other video services,...
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Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Amazon on Thursday launched a beta version of its new Amazon Video on Demand service, which allows users to watch any of 40,000 movies and TV shows on their PCs or Macs. ...
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VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Anyone who still doesn’t think that digital distribution of films over the Internet is the real deal apparently slept through this week. Today brings another big one: Amazon is launching a service, aptly called Video on Demand, which will allow some 40,000 films and television programs to be streamed over the Internet, according to the [...]
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mbeteta | 05/24/2008
Netflix, the largest online movie DVD rental service, has recently introduced a new service that allows its 8.2 million subscribers to instantly watch movies from Netflix’s website, directly on their TV sets. Using a device developed by startup Roku, Netflix will deliver movies and TV shows straight to the set-top box for no extra charge beyond the regular subscription fee. The 5-inch-by-5-inch device
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lainiek | 12/15/2007
Adrian Grenier and his mom Karesse help feed the homeless at the Neighbors Together Soup Kitchen in Brooklyn earlier today. This is part of the coordinated efforts of Netflix and America's Second Harvest, along with many celebrity names. Each celebrity has volunteered to work at an America's Second Harvest member food bank to bring attention to the reality of hunger and poverty in America. Teri Hatcher
