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Netflix
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Half of US homes have connected TV
Some 49% of US households now have at least one TV set connected to the…
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Netflix and Verizon embroiled in network row
Verizon Communications has issued a cease and desist notice to Netflix demanding it stop publicly…
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Hong Kong broadband exec urges local Netflix launch
The chief financial officer and co-owner of internet service provider Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN)…
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Analysts question Netflix’s German chances
German market-watchers have questioned whether Netflix will be able to catch on-demand market leader Amazon…
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Netflix buys Televisa soccer doc
Ahead of the start of the World Cup next week, Netflix has acquired This is…
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Netflix steals Dragons from Cartoon Network
Streaming service Netflix is to become the exclusive home to animated kids series Dreamworks Dragons…
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Netflix swoops to bag Sony Animation movies
Streaming service Netflix has scored a licensing agreement for Sony Pictures Animation movies, and will…
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Google Fibre won’t charge to ‘prioritise’ Netflix
Google has weighed into the recent internet traffic peering debate, claiming that it will not…
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Netflix confirms new European launches
Netflix is planning “significant expansion” in Europe later this year, with launches lined up for…
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Netflix Australia rumours resurface
Netflix is considering launching in Australia in 2015, according to national newspaper The Australian. There…
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Hulu recruits former Netflix marketing exec
US streaming and catch-up service Hulu has recruited Jenny Wall, the Netflix marketing executive who…
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Suits fits on Amazon
Amazon’s UK on-demand service Prime Instant Video has acquired a trio of scripted shows from…
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Netflix starts streaming in 4K
Netflix says that it is now streaming in Ultra HD 4K quality over the web,…
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Return for HBO’s Comeback, Netflix’s Orange
American premium cable channel HBO has ordered a new limited season run of 2005 sitcom…
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Over half of US connected homes have Netflix
Roughly 50% to 60% of US households that use connected consumer electronics devices now subscribe…
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Thrones most illegally shared US show, CBS hardest hit network
New research into illegal file sharing shows that over the course of one week a…
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Netflix cuts Verizon interconnect deal
Netflix has signed an interconnect deal with US telcom operator Verizon in a bid to…
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Kids go OTT
As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how…
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Netflix orders first-ever Spanish original, locks in Mitch Hurwitz
Netflix has ordered its first Spanish-language original series, a thirteen-part comedy drama set in the…
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Netflix to increase price for new members
Streaming service Netflix is to increase its base montly rate for new subscribers later this…
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Report: Netflix gears up German launch
Netflix is gearing up for a September launch in Germany, according to a report by…
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Netflix makes UK gains as Amazon’s OTT share dips
Netflix has expanded its share of the UK market in the last six months as…
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Content crunch – the fight for rights
As the pace of consolidation quickens, competition for rights is fiercer than ever. Stewart Clarke…
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Amazon takes on Apple, Roku with Fire TV launch
Amazon has launched its much-anticipated TV streaming device, Amazon Fire TV, taking on the likes…
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Amazon, Netflix sued by ex-content buyer
Amazon and Netflix are being sued for US$1 million-plus by a former employee of both…
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Shine builds digital sales unit with Kerry Ball hire
Shine Group’s sales wing has hired Kerry Ball to lead its digital business development efforts….
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‘French distribution must be reformed pre-Netflix’
France’s audiovisual distribution rules must be reformed ahead of the arrival of Netflix in September,…
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Netflix explores 3D printing
Netflix has exclusively acquired the buzzy doc Print the Legend for all of its global…
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TBI Interview: Robert Rodriguez on TV
Movie writer, producer and director Robert Rodriguez is the latest big-screen name to make a…
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Netflix boss says open internet needs to be strengthened
Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings has called for net neutrality to be “defended and…