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Netflix Backtracks, Kills Qwikster To Appease Customers | Short-term Gain, Longterm Mistake

Well, that didn’t last long. And I don’t think any of us saw it coming. Qwikster is dead, and a dual-service...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Movie Rentals Arrives In U.K. | New Service Is Competition For Amazon’s LoveFilm

YouTube is now offering its fledgling movie rentals service in the U.K. The content is good, the prices fair. The sky...
Dave Parrack
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Comcast Testing $60 Premium VOD | Watch ‘Tower Heist’ At Home While It’s In Theaters

Hollywood is hoping to cash in by offering premium video-on-demand services which will see movies streamed direct to people’s homes just...
Dave Parrack
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Xbox 360 Becomes Cable Box As Microsoft Turns Its Games Console Into An Entertainment Hub

Microsoft wants the Xbox 360 to be the only set-top box you need to have sat next to your TV. And...
Dave Parrack
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Watch Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Online With Direct Streaming Option From Paramount

You can now stream Transformers: Dark Of The Moon directly from Paramount Pictures, in what the company is calling “an experiment.”...
Dave Parrack
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Ivi TV Asks Us All To Help Legal Fight Against Cable Companies With Crowd-Funded Finances

Ivi TV has turned to crowd-funding in order to pay the huge legal bills it will be facing as it gets...
Dave Parrack
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The Dangers Of YouTube | ITV Uses Video Game Footage For ‘Exposure: Gaddafi and the IRA’

YouTube is good for many things: videos of cute kittens, videos of people injuring themselves, free TV shows and movies. What...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Auction News – Google & Dish High Bidders

The fight to acquire Hulu has been a long (though not particularly bloody) one. It now looks as though either Google...
Dave Parrack
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New Kindle Fire Tablet Will Do Wonders For Amazon Instant Video And Content Consumption

With the unveiling of its first tablet, the Kindle Fire, Amazon has done more than just deal a serious blow to...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Co-Founder Defends Qwikster, Labels Spin-Off As Smart, Brave, Disciplined Move

You’re probably sick of hearing about the whole Netflix/Qwikster debacle by now. As am I. So perhaps we should give the...
Dave Parrack
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Amazon Adds Fox Content To Amazon Prime Streaming Service As Netflix Rivalry Hots Up

With Netflix still recovering from its recent woes, there is a window of opportunity open and waiting for a serious competitor...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix and DreamWorks Strike A Deal | HBO Loses Content After Streaming Video Deal

Netflix has had somewhat of a tumultuous time of late, what with raising the prices and then splitting the two halves...
Dave Parrack
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YouTube Adds Magisto To Video Toolbox | Automatic Video Editor Enters The Bigtime

Two things are probably key for any tech startup looking to make it beyond the first year: funding, and a partner...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Hits 1 Million Subscribers As Facebook Integration Begins To Offer Social Viewing

This week has been a big one for Hulu. Not only has it officially announced it has hit the one million...
Dave Parrack
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Automatic Video Editor Magisto Debuts With $5.5 Million Series B Funding From Li Ka-Shing

Automatic video editor Magisto is now open to the public. A public which is taking more video footage than ever thanks...
Dave Parrack
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The Netflix, Qwikster, Reed Hastings, Price Change, DVD vs. Streaming Debacle – Opinions

We’ve looked at the facts surrounding what Netflix has been doing in the past couple of days. Now it’s time to...
Dave Parrack
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The Netflix, Qwikster, Reed Hastings, Price Change, DVD vs. Streaming Debacle – The Facts

So much has happened with Netflix in the past couple of days that I felt it important to spell out the...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Lowers Estimates, Stock Tanks After Price Increases | Confident Of Longterm Future

Netflix has taken a bit of a hit for the first time since it embraced the Internet as a means of...
Dave Parrack
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New YouTube Video Editor Goes Live | Image Stabilization, Color, Contrast, and Effects

YouTube now has a dedicated editor built in to the site giving all users the opportunity to edit video they have...
Dave Parrack
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Hotfile Sues Warner Bros. Over Wrongful Copyright Takedowns Using Anti-Piracy Tool

TV and movie studios are increasingly fighting back against piracy, usually relying on the legal system to protect them and their...
Dave Parrack
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As GBTV Launches, Former Fox News Host Glenn Beck Claims Online TV Has Killed The Networks

GBTV is now on the air, or on the Web, at least, with the first new Glenn Beck Program having streamed...
Dave Parrack
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MPAA Infographic Twists Piracy Figures, Badly

Hollywood is struggling to transition from the past to the present, to a time when the Internet was but a sci-fi...
Dave Parrack
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Google Bids High, Has Big Plans For Hulu, Maybe

There could be an interesting twist to the already-compelling tale of who is going to acquire Hulu. Because it looks as...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Launching Streaming-Only Service In Latin America | Is Europe Next On The Agenda?

Netflix has wasted no time in expanding its streaming service to Latin America, with 43 countries being added to its borders...
Dave Parrack
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Netflix Loses Starz Content Despite $300 Million Renewal Offer And Everyone Loses As A Result

Another day, another broken partnership which comes down to money, and nothing else but money. And as usual in these situations,...
Dave Parrack
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Hulu Launches In Japan | $20 Monthly Subscription Service Begins But Sale Is Still On

Well, that happened quicker than expected. Hulu has now arrived in Japan, and with U.S. content included as well. But despite...
Dave Parrack
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Socialcam Goes Startup | Justin.tv Spins Off Mobile Video Sharing App, Focuses On TwitchTV

Most startups struggle to reach any real level of market penetration. But the guys at Justin.tv seem to be making a...
Dave Parrack
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Vudu A Huge Hit For Walmart | Online Movie Store Overtakes Amazon, Playstation Store

Walmart has a huge hit on its hands with Vudu, the online movie store it acquired in 2010. For a company...
Dave Parrack
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Google TV Coming To The U.K. As Eric Schmidt Promises More Partners, Brighter U.S. Future

Google TV isn’t going to be one of those many products or services Google kills off quietly after a failed trial....
Dave Parrack
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Apple Gives Up On iTunes TV Show Rentals Experiment | 99-Cents Wasn’t The Right Price

It seems even 99-cents wasn’t a low-enough price to tempt consumers into renting individual episodes of TV shows from iTunes. Apple...
Dave Parrack
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