Nine series from the youthful CW network have been licensed to Netflix, including "Gossip Girl" and "The Vampire Diaries." The four-year deal with CBS and Warner Bros. -- co-owners of The CW -- reportedly is valued at $1 billion. The pact is exclusive in the online streaming space since it includes access to complete past seasons. The pact … [Read more...]
Quick death for Qwikster
Hopes that Netflix leaders were crazy like a fox have been dashed. Now it looks like they're a bit crazy. "It is clear that for many of our members (that) two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs," CEO Reed Hastings said in an email to subscribers. "In other … [Read more...]
DreamWorks, Netflix pact
(Updated) DreamWorks Animation has drawn up a new plan that'll bring its film and TV content to Netflix. The exclusive deal, which had been rumored since mid-summer, is believed to be the first in which a Hollywood studio has agreed to stream its licensed content during the pay TV "window" period instead of going through satellite and … [Read more...]
Dish does streaming
Dish Network unveiled its combo DVD rental and streaming video service, at a $10 price point. Sound familiar? Yep, that's the same price Netflix customers were paying until that company busted out with its notorious 60 percent price hike. Dish executives say the new "Blockbuster Movie Pass" plan and its pricing were set before the Netflix … [Read more...]
Viewing holds highs in Aug.
Online video watching didn't slow for the dog days of August -- "viewing sessions" remained at record levels of just over 6.9 billion for the month. Figures for U.S. viewing time were still on fire as well, with an average of 18 hours per pair of eyeballs, according to online video tracker comScore. That's off from the record 18.5 hours posted … [Read more...]
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