Netflix inks a deal with Dreamworks for exclusive animated TV programming (via The Inquirer) VIDEO STREAMING SERVICE Netflix has revealed a multi-year deal with motion picture house Dreamworks to bring a raft of original animated TV shows to its internet service. The deal between Netflix and Dreamworks is said to…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Internet video streaming service Netflix Inc does not infringe Rovi Corp patents for interactive television program guides, an International Trade Commission judge said on Monday in a preliminary decision. The full commission will issue a final decision in the case in October. In mid-2012, Rovi accused a…
Netflix dropped nearly 2,000 titles from its streaming video service Tuesday night due to licensing issues. According to the tech website Mashable, the popular streaming movie and TV service has been unable to reach a licensing agreement with Warner Bros., MGM and Universal, meaning their right to offer some 1,794…
Netflix on Wednesday took the long awaited step of letting US users share with Facebook friends what they have been watching at the film and television show streaming service. A change made to the decades-old Video Privacy Protection Act late last year by Congress cleared the way for California-based Netflix…
Amazon on Monday said it was sorry for a Web Services mishap that put online film streaming service Netflix out of commission on Christmas Eve. “We want to apologize,” Amazon said in a message posted at its website. “We know how critical our services are to our customers’ businesses, and…
Netflix on Wednesday was blaming Amazon for an embarrassing outage that left millions of people unable to snuggle up with the online film streaming service on Christmas Eve. More than 27 million Netflix members in the Americas may have been unable to access shows or films online due to a…
Netflix shares jumped Tuesday with word that the online service struck an exclusive deal to stream live-action animated feature films from The Walt Disney Studios. “It’s a bold leap forward for Internet television and we are incredibly pleased and proud this iconic family brand is teaming with Netflix to make…
Netflix said Thursday it now has more than 30 million subscribers worldwide, including some five million outside the United States as the Internet video service pursues a global expansion. “Thirty million of you are now Netflix streaming members. I’d like to express my gratitude to each of you,” chief executive…
Netflix, the US company which offers online film streaming and DVD delivery by mail, will launch its services in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden by the end of the year, it said on Wednesday. Netflix “will offer streaming of TV shows and movies for one low monthly price in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland before the…
U.S. cable companies have become the subject of a wide-ranging antitrust probe launched in secret by the Department of Justice, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Pay TV companies like Comcast, Time Warner Cable and AT&T have been questioned by investigators who are looking into whether they’ve conspired or colluded…