The exec who replaced Netflix's 5-star rating system with 'thumbs up, thumbs...
For a few years, Netflix has wanted to replace its five-star rating system with something better. Now, after a year of testing, the streaming giant has released its new and improved rating system into...
View ArticleAziz Ansari's 'Master of None' goes international in the season 2 trailer
Netflix just released the first trailer for the highly anticipated second season of its Emmy-winning show "Master of None," which will return Friday, May 12.The trailer is clearly infused with an...
View ArticleHow Netflix forced major changes in the TV industry
In just a decade, Netflix has grown from a video service with seven million U.S. subscribers to one that reaches 93 million people worldwide.Its growth and ability to break into well-established...
View ArticleMake the most of your iPad with these apps and accessories (AAPL)
Congratulations! You finally cracked and bought yourself an iPad. You’d been avoiding it for seven years now, but when Apple announced that the device's latest model was only $330, it was finally time...
View ArticleHere are all 34 TV reboots and spin-offs coming out in 2017
Nostalgia is as hot as ever in Hollywood right now. Which means reboots, remakes and spin-offs aren't just for movies anymore.They've proven to be quite effective for televison, with a new reboot of a...
View ArticleHere's how Amazon decides which TV shows and movies to make (AMZN)
Amazon is a data juggernaut, but there are limits to how useful that is when deciding which movies and TV shows to make for Prime Video, according to Joe Lewis, who oversees Amazon’s comedy, drama, and...
View ArticleOnly 8% of college students don't have Netflix, and that's a great sign for...
The vast majority of college students have access to Netflix, even if they don't have their own account, and that bodes well for the future of the streaming juggernaut.In a new survey of US college...
View ArticleAmazon will spend about $4.5 BILLION on its fight against Netflix this year,...
Amazon is set to spend a gargantuan ~$4.5 billion on video in 2017, according to analysts at JPMorgan, a figure that would put the internet giant much closer to rival Netflix than many industry...
View ArticleHere's something that should scare cable TV: the steadily growing...
55% of US teens don't see the need for a cable or satellite TV subscription, and that number has been steadily rising since 2012, according to new research by Piper Jaffray.On Monday, Piper Jaffray...
View ArticleDisney rules the list of movies teens are excited for in the next year (DIS)
Disney's live-action reboot of "Beauty and the Beast" is poised to cross $1 billion at the global box office, and its studio is set to have a monster year, according to Piper Jaffray.On Monday, Piper...
View ArticleNetflix and Amazon are estimated to spend a combined $10.5 billion on video...
While there still isn’t an online video service that can truly replace cable, the streaming alternatives are spending big bucks to beef up their selection of programs.As this chart from Statista shows,...
View ArticleINFOGRAPHIC: Millennials are watching less TV — and it's great news for Netflix
Since launching in the United States in 1948, cable television quickly emerged as the media consumption method of choice for families around the world.Cable brought to us some of the most memorable and...
View ArticleThe creator of ‘Lost’ explains why he doesn’t like Netflix-style binge-watching
Damon Lindelof is the co-creator of suspenseful series like “Lost” and “The Leftovers,” which you might be tempted to watch at a dizzying pace. But Lindelof would much rather you didn’t.In fact,...
View ArticleThe next 'Orange Is the New Black' season starts with a gunshot in a tense...
Netflix just gave us a taste of what to expect on the upcoming season of "Orange Is the New Black," which premieres Friday, June 9.The streaming company released the first minute of season five, which...
View ArticleAs Trump’s FCC boss looks to kill today's net neutrality laws, Silicon Valley...
A group representing Google, Facebook, Netflix, and close to 40 other large internet companies met with Federal Communications Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday to express its support for the agency’s...
View ArticleThis chart shows how Netflix's originals keep getting better and better (NFLX)
Netflix continues to invest billions on its programming, and that is paying off big-time, according to a new Morgan Stanley Alphawise survey.Netflix is set to spend $6 billion on content in 2017, more...
View ArticleNetflix is giving up other states' tax incentives to shoot TV shows in Los...
For a long time, it seemed like Hollywood was becoming more a state of mind, than the center of entertainment industry. Year after year, states offering sweet deals to movie and film producers lured...
View ArticleNetflix has a potential 'billion-dollar' opportunity that it's just starting...
Netflix has a potential standalone billion-dollar revenue opportunity selling merchandise based on its popular shows, according to RBC's Mark Mahaney.A billion dollars!"We view this as a highly...
View ArticleRANKED: The 13 most popular Netflix original shows
Netflix famously — or infamously — keeps its viewing numbers under lock and key, which has ironically opened all kinds of doors to quantifying which shows are standing out on the streaming service and...
View ArticleMillennials love Netflix stock, and it's not the only tech company they're...
Millennials don't just love binge-watching Netflix, they also love to binge on its stock, according to trading app Robinhood.Retail investors are generally bullish going into Netflix's earnings report...
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