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Netflix Contemplates Higher Tier Video Streaming
Zatz Not Funny! —
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings previously and repeatedly seemed to indicate they’d never introduce a pay-per-view video download model or higher tiers of video streaming. However, it looks like that topic has been reopened for discussion. In a customer survey going around, Netflix wonders if we’d pay an additional $10 a month to stream “HBO original series and movies.” Personally, I believe a higher tier or PPV is the only way Netflix will be license a large stable of current Hollywood blockbusters. So, I’m not entirely ...
Netflix Survey Asks Customers About Streaming HBO Shows for $10 [NetFlix]
Gizmodo —
... But how about the rest of you? Are Big Love, Entourage and reruns of the Sopranos worth the extra monthly fee? Is this too much like a cable bill for your liking? Spill it in the comments. [Hacking NetFlix] ...
Netflix hints at premium streaming channel
Ars Technica —
... The survey was sent to a handful of Netflix customers, and it asked whether they would be interested in such a service (a screenshot is available at Hacking Netflix). Specifically, the page says that customers would pay an additional $9.99 on top of their normal Netflix subscriptions and that they could watch the premium content on their computers and on a number of other Netflix-capable devices, like the Roku, Xbox 360, and TiVo. The number of DVDs available as part of the subscription would not change, and customers would still have access to all the currently-available ...
Netflix Puts Out Feelers: Premium Streaming Content For $10 A Month? (NFLX)
Silicon Alley Insider —
In an earnings call last week, Netflix (NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings said he would "substantially increase" spending on streaming content this year. So this report has us curious: Netflix is currently asking some of its subscribers if they'd be willing to pay $9.99 a month for HBO shows.
Hacking Netflix got a screen-cap of the poll.
Could Netflix be prepping a deal with HBO? The $9.99/month price tag sounds about right -- cable companies typically charge around $12-$13 a month for HBO service. Or could this be preparation for a deal between ...
Would You Pay to Get Netflix Out of the “HBO Hole?” [NewTeeVee]
GigaOM Network —
... sent out a survey to its subscribers over the weekend, asking if they’d be willing to pony up an additional $9.99 for access to streaming content from HBO, writes Hacking Netflix. The survey lists a number of HBO shows like The Sopranos and Entourage, along with a number of movies like The Golden Compass and The Bourne Ultimatum. ...
Would You Pay An Extra $9.99 for HBO on Netflix?
AppScout —
... Would you tack on an extra $9.99 to your monthly Netflix bill in order to access streaming content from HBO? Netflix is toying with the idea, according to an e-mail sent to subscribers. ...
News Bits: Kindle vs. Sony Reader
Contentinople: —
... hinted that it may start offering subscribers "premium" content from cable channels like HBO for an extra $9.99 per month. The survey , sent out to its 700,000 customers, asks "Would you pay an additional $9.99 for HBO shows such as The Sopranos, The Wire, Entourage, Big Love, and movies such as Jumper, Gladiator, and I am Legend?"
Netflix survey hints at paid HBO instant view content
Joystiq [Xbox] —
There's a survey floating around the web that's asking current Netflix subscribers their opinion on paying an additional fee to get access to "premium" HBO content through the instant view service. Hacking Netflix posted a screen grab of said survey, where it asks subscribers if paying an additional $9.99 per month would be worth receiving HBO original series including Entourage, Sex and the City, The Sopranos, Six Feet Under and others as well as HBO original movies on top of the 12,000+ pieces of instant ...
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VentureBeat —
... Netflix thinking about premium content streaming for $9.99 a month extra: Netflix sent a survey asking customers if they would pay more for new premium services such as HBO. Hacking Netflix got word of it. ...
Netflix, the Cable Killer?
Fast Company - Technology —
... ] is considering a feature that would stream cable TV to its users. Wait a minute: wasn't Hulu supposed to be the Web's cable-killer? The new feature gained exposure by way of a survey distributed to current Netflix subscribers. This non-question on the survey was the tip off: "Imagine Netflix gave you a way to instantly watch HBO original series and movies streamed from the Internet to your computer or TV." HBO is the only cable content mentioned in the survey. The stipulations of the hypothetical plan are as follows: You'd still get the same number of DVDs each month, you'd ...
Netflix May Be Considering HBO Downloads
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
Netflix has reportedly sent a survey to customers asking if they would be willing to pay an additional $10 a month to watch HBO movies and shows online. In the survey, posted on the ...
Netflix, HBO and cable bypass
L.A. Times Tech Blog —
... Last week, the blog Hacking Netflix reported that Netflix was testing the waters for a potential deal with HBO. The site had a copy of a survey that Netflix sent to subscribers, asking whether they'd be willing to pay an additional $9.99 a month for the chance to stream HBO's original programming and movies. What do you know -- that's just about the same price people pay to add HBO to their cable service! Netflix spokesman Steve Swasey wouldn't talk about the survey, other than to say that his employer "polls members all the time about pricing, content, UI [user interface], the ...
