Online video watching heated up in the dog days of July, with a record 6.9 billion viewing sessions logged during the month. The average U.S. viewing time was on fire as well, hitting 18.5 hours. That was up from 16.8 hours in June and 15.9 hours in May, according to comScore figures for July. The viewing-session record followed up on one … [Read more...]
‘Just for Kids’ streaming
Netflix calls it "Just for Kids," but no doubt busy parents will appreciate the new feature as well. Netflix just added a section for streaming video that segregates children's programming from the rest of the fare -- so "Toy Story 3" isn't nestled up next to some dark and sexy anime title meant for the really big kids. Just for Kids has a … [Read more...]
‘Stake Land’: Vampire apocalypse
Draw a triangle. Use "The Road," "I Am Legend" and "28 Days Later" as corners. There, in the shadowy center, we find "Stake Land," a low-budget effort that's probably the best horror film of the year. Post-apocalyptic movies overrun by the undead almost always fail to live up to their incredible premise, but "Stake Land" delivers on multiple … [Read more...]
‘Epitafios’ returns with a new face of evil
"The gates of hell are wide open tonight," says the coroner, the busiest man in Buenos Aires. The soaring body count signals the return of "Epitafios," the brilliant and gruesome crime miniseries from HBO Latin America. The pay channel's video unit just released the sequel in the U.S. as a four-DVD set. "Epitafios: The End Now Has Two Faces" … [Read more...]
Netflix: 75% of subs stream
About 75 percent of new subscribers to Netflix signed up for the streaming video plan, the media company said in its second-quarter earnings results. Investors, however, focused on upcoming Netflix subscriber losses due to its new pricing plans, which enraged alienated many subscribers. The changes will result in 60 percent increases for … [Read more...]
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