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Video streaming and disc rental service Netflix has come out swinging with an analysis of various ISPs’ ability to reliably stream Netflix video, Cnet reports. When all the numbers were in, smallish ISP Charter Communication was the winner, barely edgi…
Amazon today said it reached an agreement to acquire the remaining shares in LoveFilm International Limited, a European DVD-by-mail subscription service very similar to Netflix.
“The deal is a winner for the members who love LoveFilm because of its val…
There’s a new firmware revision available for Boxee Box owners that finally adds Vudu support, which Boxee has been promising since late 2010.
“Vudu on the Boxee Box means: access to the largest selection of HD movies on-demand, new releases (same day …
Spotify once set a goal of infiltrating the U.S. market before the end of 2010, which on hindsight turned out to be overly ambitious. Perhaps the first half of 2011 will prove a bit more reasonable.
The European streaming music service isn’t bound for …
There’s a rather interesting article in The Hollywood Reporter that takes an in depth look at Netflix and the impact its fast growing streaming service is having on the industry. One of the points the article touches on is the feasibility of going afte…
Over at Digital Society they have done a little math based on recent statements from Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos. The numbers they looked at tell us how much Netflix spends to get video content in front of your eyeballs. It turns out, th…
Netflix has made no secret of its intention to be primarily a streaming company. Although, much of the content out there is only available in disc form. Netflix’s recent decision to limit the ways customers can add those discs to their queue has caused…
Boxee Box owners should be receiving a fairly major firmware update in the next 24 hours, although if you don’t want to wait, you can grab the latest release by heading to Settings>System>Update.
The new firmware adds a handful of goodies, such a…