Netflix's Watch Instantly streaming service finally has some A-list titles to go with all that musty catalog stuff and indie fare. The newish content comes via licensing deals with Starz Entertainment, CBS and Disney. New titles available under the Starz (Liberty Media) deal include "No Country for Old Men," "Superbad," "The Orphanage" and … [Read more...]
Netflix streams to Xbox 360
Xbox 360 ownership looks even better this week with a couple of big-deal announcements out of the E3 games convention in L.A. Netflix and Microsoft confirmed that the rental giant's online video streaming service will be coming to Xbox Live, offering up something like 10,000 movies and TV shows. Netflix recently rolled out the instant movies … [Read more...]
Netflix boxes up free movies via Roku set-top
Netflix's stock forgot which way was down this week, spurting up on news that the DVD rental outfit would offer free streams and downloads of older movies via a new set-top device. You have to be a Netflix subscriber (at the $18 rate) and you have to fork over $100 for the Roku black box, which is capable of HDMI video/optical audio hookup. … [Read more...]
Netflix streaming videos now unlimited
Looks like it's time to give Netflix another look, even if you don't want to fool with those dorky red envelopes. The mail-rental giant's Watch Instantly feature today went to unlimited video streaming for almost all customers. Unless you're paying $4.99 a month, you're in. Previously there were caps on the number of online viewing hours. (Mac … [Read more...]
Netflix combos with LG for vid streams
Netflix continues to stream ahead into VOD, announcing a partnership with electronics maker LG Electronics that'll route movies directly onto TVs. Netflix chieftain Reed Hastings told the New York Times that he envisioned the rental company as a movie channel streaming into various electronic devices: “We want to be integrated on every … [Read more...]
