Netflix surges to an all-time high (NFLX)
Netflix spiked to another all-time high on Tuesday.The stock rallied more than 8% in trading to as high as $122.79 per share, a record level.On Tuesday, analysts at Guggenheim Securities initiated...
View ArticleMillennials aren't getting cable because they can't afford it (CHTR, NFLX)
The CEO of what may soon be the second-largest cable company in the US thinks that young people are dropping cable TV because they simply can't afford it.Thomas Rutledge, CEO of Charter Communications,...
View ArticleNetflix announces 'unlimited' maternity and paternity leave (NFLX)
Employees at Netflix will now have unlimited time with their newborns during the child’s first year after birth. According to a recent post on Netflix’s blog, the company is offering “unlimited”...
View ArticleMicrosoft follows Netflix's lead and extends its parental leave (MSFT, NFLX)
Just a day after Netflix was widely applauded for adopting a new policy that gives new parents "unlimited" paid leave, Microsoft is expanding its own parental leave policies to give mothers and fathers...
View ArticleWharton professor says Netflix's new unlimited parental leave policy 'raises...
Netflix announced Monday that it would offer "unlimited" paid parental leave within someone's first year of being a parent. The benefit applies to both mothers and fathers and includes adoptions.The...
View Article'Wet Hot American Summer' proves Netflix makes the best comedies
My apartment only has one chair right now. So while my roommate and her boyfriend enjoyed a meal and movie together at the table this past Saturday afternoon, I squatted on the floor, headphones on,...
View ArticleHere's the biggest challenge faced by Netflix's new 'unlimited parental...
On Tuesday, Netflix announced its new unlimited parental leave policy. The idea, Netflix's Chief Talent Officer Tawni Cranz wrote on the company blog, is to allow new parents — both moms and dads — to...
View ArticleFX boss: There's 'too much television'
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — John Landgraf, the CEO of FX networks, feels the audience's pain."I long ago lost the ability to keep track of every scripted series," he confessed. "This year, I finally...
View ArticleThis brilliant plug-in allows you to sync up your Netflix with someone else’s...
One of the biggest problems with binge-watching shows on Netflix is that everybody watches at their own pace. It takes away the shared experience of watching an episode or two and then having someone...
View ArticleNetflix just announced a new original movie with one of Hollywood's most...
Netflix is getting more ambitious this year than ever with original programming. Besides launching new shows this year such as "Bloodline,""The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," and "Wet Hot American Summer:...
View ArticleThe 15 best movies on Netflix you've probably never heard of
Some may remember that Netflix started as a DVD service that provided a way to watch a huge array of movies quickly and without late fees. Netflix's DVD service is not as integral as it once was, but...
View ArticleIf all you stream is Netflix, you're missing out on a ton of amazing stuff
When it comes to streaming media and The Future Of Television, one company dominates the conversation — Netflix. But maybe it shouldn't.Netflix is a great service, full of terrific films and television...
View ArticleTV didn't kill radio, and Netflix won't kill TV
The longer we are in the investment business, the more skeptical we become about the investment crowd’s ability to identify which innovative companies are truly disrupting competing companies. Last...
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View ArticleTiger Global just made a $1 billion plus bet on Netflix
Tiger Global, the tech-oriented hedge fund run by Chase Coleman, took a huge stake in Netflix during the second quarter.Tiger Global owned 2,571,039 shares shares of Netflix at the end of the period,...
View ArticleIf all you stream is Netflix, you're missing out on a ton of amazing stuff
When it comes to streaming media and The Future Of Television, one company dominates the conversation — Netflix. But maybe it shouldn't.Netflix is a great service, full of terrific films and television...
View ArticleThe 15 best movies on Netflix you've probably never heard of
Some may remember that Netflix started as a DVD service that provided a way to watch a huge array of movies quickly and without late fees. Netflix's DVD service is not as integral as it once was, but...
View ArticleWhy Netflix new paternity leave policy is a sham
Netflix just announced it’s offering paid leave to new mothers and fathers for the first year after the birth of adoption of a child. Other high-tech firms are close behind.Some big law firms are also...
View ArticleThis is the scariest chart in the history of cable TV (CBS, CMCSA, CHTR, TWC,...
This is the scariest chart in the history of cable TV.What we're looking at here, via Wall Street research firm Pacific Crest, is cable subscriptions falling off a cliff.In the first half of 2015,...
View ArticleHow to set up a long-distance Netflix date so what you're both watching never...
Trying to watch Netflix in tandem with a friend or significant other across the country always seems like a good idea, but it can be frustrating. Coordinating pressing play the first time is easy...
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