The best way to watch Netflix while getting work done
If you're someone who likes to watch movies and TV shows in the background while you work, you might want to give the Helium floating web browser a try.Helium is a multitasker's dream, making it easy...
View ArticleNetflix shares explode after unexpected subscriber growth (NFLX)
Netflix announced its first-quarter numbers for 2015 on Wednesday. Here are the most important numbers compared to forecasts:Earnings per share: $0.77 (adjusted for foreign-exchange rate changes since...
View ArticleThe 10 things in advertising you need to know today
Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising today.1. Uber drivers might soon earn $6,000 more per year. That's if they allow advertising screens in their cars.2....
View ArticleNetflix shares are exploding higher and one analyst has a stunning new...
$900!That is where Barton Crockett, an analyst at research firm FBR & Co., thinks shares of Netflix are headed.In premarket trade Thursday, shares of Netflix were up more than 12% to $537 per share...
View ArticleHere are all the crazy things analysts are saying about Netflix this morning...
Wall Street is raving about Netflix.The company reported first quarter earnings on Wednesday, and it beat expectations for earnings, matched revenues, and surged past forecasts for new subscribers.The...
View ArticleNETFLIX CEO ON THE TV INDUSTRY: It had a great 50-year run, but it's over now...
For the longest time, Netflix has been viewed as a threat to HBO.After all, the companies are in a similar business: They create original TV programming. They also run syndicated programming. Netflix...
View ArticleSubscription-video services are benefiting as cord cutters look for cheaper...
Subscription-video services are benefiting from the growing number of cord cutters looking for cheaper ways than cable TV to access TV shows and movies. Netflix and Hulu, for instance, are much cheaper...
View ArticleNetflix is eating TV's dinner: 'The average Netflix user in the US streams...
The average Netflix user streams movies and programs for two hours a day, according to estimates from Rich Greenfield, an analyst at BTIG Research.That's huge.Not only is that mean average domestic...
View ArticleWhy investors are going crazy over Netflix, explained in one chart (NFLX)
Netflix's stock price went up by almost 20% Thursday following its upbeat earnings report for the first quarter of 2015.One big reason for the surge in Netflix's shares was its better-than-expected...
View ArticleThe 10 things in advertising you need to know today
Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising before you head off for the weekend.1. Netflix is eating TV's dinner. If it were a TV network, it would be at least the...
View ArticleNetflix has an ingenious, piracy-combating way to set its international pricing
Netflix has a clever way of setting its international pricing to deal with the problem of piracy, TorrentFreak reports — it sets its prices lower in territories where there are high levels of illegal...
View ArticleNetflix content and international investments pay off
This research post originally on BI Intelligence. To read more of my research on the Digital Media, please sign-up for a trial subscription at intelligence.businessinsider.com.Netflix's subscriber base...
View ArticleA 13-episode 'Full House' spinoff is definitely happening
After reports that a "Full House" reboot may be coming to Netflix earlier this month, John Stamos made it official Monday night on "Jimmy Kimmel Live."According to Stamos, the new season will be a...
View ArticleHere's everything leaving Netflix in May
It’s time to say goodbye to some titles on Netflix next month. And a few are classics (especially if you’re a fan of the ’80s).The iconic 1980s comedy “Airplane!” will be grounded. As well as the...
View ArticleHere's everything coming to Netflix in May
It's almost May, so you know what that means!Netflix has rolled out its list of new releases to the streaming site. "Inglorious Basterds,""Legally Blonde," and a group of shows from History, Lifetime,...
View ArticleHere's which 'Full House' cast members are — and are not — returning for...
There's a lot of discussion flying around over who's actually coming back for Netflix's "Full House" spin-off and who isn't.After weeks of speculation, the deal apparently came through earlier this...
View ArticleHBO is so much better than I realized — and it could blow up thanks to the...
I used to watch "Game of Thrones" on those low-quality, spammy hosting sites but gave up around season 3. I've been watching "Bored To Death" and "Rome" on Amazon Prime, while my girlfriend watched...
View ArticleThe director of Netflix’s next movie plucked his lead actor from the streets...
During a talk Thursday at the Tribeca Film Festival between producer James Schamus and director Cary Fukunaga (“True Detective”), the 37-year-old filmmaker gave some insight on his next film, “Beasts...
View ArticleNetflix 'will have to raise its subscription prices' (WPPGY, NFLX)
Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP, the world's largest advertising agency holding group, believes Netflix needs to go down one of two routes (or perhaps both) to be a profitable business in the...
View ArticleHulu just bought all the 'Seinfeld' reruns
Hulu has struck a deal with Sony Pictures Television to secure streaming rights for classic sitcom "Seinfeld," according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal is one of biggest digital acquisitions ever...
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