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Netflix: Coming to a Samsung Blu-ray player near you
Between the Lines — October 23rd, 2008 Netflix: Coming to a Samsung Blu-ray player near you Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:59 am Categories: General , Entertainment , Hollywood on Demand , E-commerce Tags: NetFlix Inc. , Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. , Blu-ray , Home Entertainment , Personal Technology , Larry Dignan Netflix said Thursday that its movie rental service will be embedded into Samsung’s next-generation Blu-ray DVD players. The move is the latest turf grab for Netflix, which offers its own player in partnership ...

Netflix distribution grab continues: Hooks up with Tivo
Between the Lines — October 30th, 2008 Netflix distribution grab continues: Hooks up with Tivo Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:45 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Hollywood on Demand , E-commerce Tags: NetFlix Inc. , TiVo Inc. , Business Structures , Finance , Larry Dignan Netflix on Thursday snared its latest distribution coup: A long-overdue partnership with TiVo in what amounts to a Netflix everywhere strategy. Under a four-year deal, Netflix will stream its movie and TV episode library on TiVo’s digital recorders ...

Netflix Watch Instantly comes to the Mac
The Apple Core — November 2nd, 2008 Netflix Watch Instantly comes to the Mac Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 10:25 pm Categories: Flash Tags: NetFlix Inc. , Apple Macintosh , Desktops , Hardware , Jason D. O'Grady [image] A week after a limited pool of Mac users were asked to test it, Netflix has opened the streaming portion of its movie rental service to all Mac users. The service, called Watch Instantly , uses utilizes Microsoft’s Silverlight browser plug-in. A post on the Netflix blog has the details and notes that ...

CIO Sessions: Netflix Chief Product Officer: Neil Hunt
Between the Lines — November 12th, 2008 CIO Sessions: Netflix Chief Product Officer: Neil Hunt Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:21 am Categories: General , Web Technology , Entertainment , Hollywood on Demand , CIO Sessions , E-commerce Tags: NetFlix Inc. , Digital-rights Management , Officer , Digital Rights Management (DRM) , Digital Media , Security , Consumer Electronics , Personal Technology , Larry Dignan Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer of Netflix talks to ZDNet correspondent Sumi ...

Studios throw the kill switch on Apple and Netflix
The Apple Core — December 10th, 2008 Studios throw the kill switch on Apple and Netflix Posted by Jason D. O'Grady @ 9:50 pm Categories: iTunes , Movies , iTunes Store , App Store Tags: NetFlix Inc. , Movie , Apple Inc. , Jason D. O'Grady [image] You remember the brouhaha over Apple’s “kill switch” in the App Store. It’s a little backdoor that Apple built in (and that developers must agree to) that allows Apple to remotely kill any application on your iPhone at will. Apple hasn’t used it yet, but ironically the Cupertino computer ...

Amazon, Netflix, Priceline: Are they really recession resistant?
Between the Lines — January 20th, 2009 Amazon, Netflix, Priceline: Are they really recession resistant? Posted by Larry Dignan @ 3:00 am Categories: eBay , Amazon , E-commerce , Earnings , Economy Tags: NetFlix Inc. , Google Inc. , Recession , Amazon.com Inc. , Priceline.com Inc. , Larry Dignan With Google and eBay kicking off a round of Internet earnings this week analysts seem to be on a hunt to find the most recession resistant Web  companies. The early line: Amazon, Netflix and Priceline appear to be able to ...

Newegg, Amazon, Netflix lead e-tail customer satisfaction; eBay hits all-time low
Between the Lines — February 17th, 2009 Newegg, Amazon, Netflix lead e-tail customer satisfaction; eBay hits all-time low Posted by Larry Dignan @ 6:54 am Categories: Amazon , E-commerce , General , eBay Tags: NetFlix Inc. , Newegg.com , Customer Satisfaction , Amazon.com Inc. , eBay Inc. , American Customer Satisfaction Index , E-tail , Larry Dignan Consumers report more customer satisfaction with goods and services, but e-commerce results were mixed as e-tailers like Amazon and Newegg remained strong ...

Netflix could have an open field as rival Blockbuster struggles
Between the Lines — March 3rd, 2009 Netflix could have an open field as rival Blockbuster struggles Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:38 pm Categories: Entertainment , General , Hollywood on Demand Tags: NetFlix Inc. , Blockbuster Inc. , Bankruptcy , Litigation , Personal Finance , Business Operations , Larry Dignan Netflix, which has already proven to be recession resistant , could find itself with an open field of growth ahead as its primary bricks-and-mortar competition struggles.  Throughout its history, Netflix has ...

Microsoft struggles with Xbox vs. Windows Media Center positioning
All about Microsoft — May 21st, 2009 Microsoft struggles with Xbox vs. Windows Media Center positioning Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 8:13 am Categories: Channel , Corporate strategy , Fiji , Gaming , OEMs , Resellers , System builders , Vista , Windows 7 , Windows client , Xbox , Xbox Live Tags: NetFlix Inc. , Windows Media , Media Center PC , Positioning , Microsoft Windows , Microsoft Corp. , Microsoft Windows Media Center , Microsoft Xbox , ...

Netflix aims for 12 million subscribers by year end
Between the Lines — July 23rd, 2009 Netflix aims for 12 million subscribers by year end Posted by Larry Dignan @ 2:36 pm Categories: Entertainment , General , Hollywood on Demand Tags: NetFlix Inc. , Financial Accounting , Finance , Larry Dignan The recession has been kind to Netflix as the company continues to post stellar financial results and adds hunkered down consumers to its subscriber base. Netflix also hopes to hit the 12 million subscriber mark by the end of the year. Simply put, Netflix reinforced its recession-resistant image with a ...