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810,000 customers flee Netflix after price hikes and DVD split

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 5:31am

Poor Netflix. Things were going so well, until it decided to increase prices, anger the Internets by spinning its DVD-by-mail service into Qwikster and then changing its mind on the split a month later. Of course, 810,000 subscribers would leave.

Skype's founder may be planning a Netflix competitor

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 11:04am

For all the complaining people have been doing about Netflix lately, they don't really have any ships to jump to. After all, there are no competitors that offer a comparable streaming catalog. But Skype's founders are looking to change that.

Hulu isn't gonna be sold after all

Friday, October 14, 2011 - 12:43pm

After all sorts of hullaballoo over who was going to buy the for-sale Hulu, it looks like the answer is nobody. Hulu is no longer for sale.

Netflix brings the shows of the CW to streaming

Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 1:30pm

Netflix signed a new deal today, bringing the original series of the CW to its streaming service for the next four years.

Xbox's TV streaming deal gets official

Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 12:00pm

Yes, the rumors were true: you'll soon get to watch some TV on your Xbox 360. But don't go tossing out your cable box just yet; this is meant to act as a supplement, not a replacement to your current equipment and contracts.

Dish and Blockbuster to take on Netflix with a new streaming service

Friday, September 23, 2011 - 12:32pm

Seeking to take advantage of Netflix's recent stumbles, Dish Network and Blockbuster have teamed up for Blockbuster Movie Pass, which will combine discs-by-mail with streaming. The catch? It's only available to current Dish customers.

Google TV gets new apps from TBS and TNT

Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 9:33am

Hey, remember Google TV? It didn't exactly set the world on fire when it was released earlier this year, but that doesn't mean Google's given up on it. In fact, they just got TBS and TNT on board.

Netflix splits into two brands, DVD service to be named Qwikster

Michael Trei

Monday, September 19, 2011 - 4:16am

A lot of customers have voted with their wallets since Netflix separated out the pricing for its streaming and its discs-by-mail services, but now in a totally unexpected move the company has decided to rebrand the DVD mail service as a separate entity called Qwikster.

Netflix's price hike to cost the company one million customers

Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 2:15pm

Apparently people weren't messing around when they were complaining about Netflix's recent price hikes: Netflix says the company expects to lose one million customers because of the pricing change. One million!

Google may be going all out in its bid for Hulu

Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 1:44pm

Right now, Amazon, Yahoo, Dish Network and Google are all in talks with Hulu about buying the streaming video service. But while the first three potential suitors are all talking about relatively similar deals that would get them the site and two years worth of content, Google may be eyeing something bigger.

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streaming stories

810,000 customers flee Netflix after price hikes and DVD split

Skype's founder may be planning a Netflix competitor

Hulu isn't gonna be sold after all

Netflix brings the shows of the CW to streaming

Xbox's TV streaming deal gets official

Dish and Blockbuster to take on Netflix with a new streaming service

Google TV gets new apps from TBS and TNT

Netflix splits into two brands, DVD service to be named Qwikster

Netflix's price hike to cost the company one million customers

Google may be going all out in its bid for Hulu

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