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Netflix engineers hacked an old 1950s TV so it could stream movies (NFLX)
At Netflix's most recent 'hack day' – an office day where the product development staff “get away from everyday work, to have fun, experiment, collaborate, and be creative” – four engineers decided to...
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Disney is taking a page from Netflix's book
Disney has one of the greatest treasure troves of intellectual property a company has ever assembled.Decades of animated films starring beloved characters and the acquisitions of Pixar, Marvel, and...
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Consumer and retail news: 10 things you need to know today
1. Walmart reveals its Black Friday strategyFor the first time ever, Walmart has announced that most of its famous Black Friday doorbuster deals will be online starting at 12:01 a.m. PT Thanksgiving...
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Here's why Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is completely wrong about Hulu (NFLX)
For a long time now, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has told anyone who will listen that Hulu is a bigger threat to traditional TV than Netflix.Why? Because with Hulu people can watch shows the day after...
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3 reasons Aziz Ansari took his critically acclaimed new show, 'Master of...
Aziz Ansari's new series, "Master of None," found its home at Netflix for several reasons.The former "Parks and Recreation" actor and cocreator/star of "Master of None" participated in a Reddit AMA...
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TV networks are afraid Netflix subscribers will forget who made the show...
Some major TV networks have begun to play hardball with Netflix, demanding that the streaming company display their logos and branding more prominently, according to The Wall Street Journal. These...
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Aziz Ansari's 'Master of None' proves America's best philosophers are all...
Aziz Ansari's "Master of None" is the master of a lot of things, one of which is revealing that the phrase "Two Indian guys walk into a coffee shop" can be the beginning of an expertly crafted scene...
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'Game of Thrones' star Jason Momoa is getting his own action show on Netflix
"Game of Thrones" alum Jason Momoa will star in a new series for Netflix titled "Frontier."Netflix will release the series worldwide in 2016, except for Canada.Discovery Canada, which originally...
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How 'Jessica Jones' made it to Netflix after ABC nixed the show
Netflix's next Marvel show "Jessica Jones" debuts Friday on the streaming network, but there was a time when it nearly had a different home.Executive producer Melissa Rosenberg actually began...
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"Master of None," the new Netflix comedy co-created by Aziz Ansari, is one of the most critically-acclaimed new shows on television. One of the show's standouts was the episode "Indians on TV," which...
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Bill Murray parties with George Clooney and Miley Cyrus in new Netflix...
Who wouldn't want to attend a Christmas special hosted by Bill Murray?Well, in the new trailer for Netflix's "A Very Murray Christmas," Murray is having trouble getting his esteemed guests to arrive...
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Verizon thinks it's created the go-to entertainment app for Millennials — and...
Launched earlier this month, go90 is Verizon’s answer to the youth market that has given up on cable TV and tends to get addicted to all kinds of things on its phones.The company aims to create a...
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The father of 'disruption' theory explains why Netflix is the perfect example...
Clayton Christensen popularized the term “disruptive innovation” in his iconic book, "The Innovator’s Dilemma," published in 1997. The phrase describes a specific way that smaller companies can...
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How 'Jessica Jones' star Krysten Ritter 'crushed' her audition to be Marvel's...
Krysten Ritter ("Breaking Bad") isn't afraid to tell anyone she nailed her audition for "Jessica Jones," the new Marvel series debuting Friday on Netflix.The star revealed how she landed the coveted...
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The guy who pushed Netflix into the future says we're still underestimating...
Battery Ventures technology fellow Adrian Cockroft is almost always the smartest guy in the room. Back in 2009, Cockcroft was the Netflix system architect who made the forward-looking decision to move...
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Netflix’s ‘Jessica Jones’ is a fascinating post-superhero series
Premiering on Netflix on Nov. 20, "Marvel's Jessica Jones" looks and feels a bit like a cable antihero series — but it's really more of a post-hero story, making it fascinating and unique in a...
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'Jessica Jones' is the dark and complex female superhero show we’ve been...
Marvel’s next Netflix show is now available on the streaming site and it is a must watch.“Jessica Jones” is deliciously dark, mature, and unapologetic.If you’re expecting a cape, a smile, and long...
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Netflix has taken the throne from YouTube in the battle for streaming viewers...
51% of internet-using Americans say they’ve streamed video from Netflix in the past year, according to a survey by RBC Capital Markets quoted by Quartz. This number is an all-time high for the video...
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This map shows how some US corporations are worth more than the entire stock...
Sometimes it helps to employ unconventional perspectives when thinking about the size of things.So here's a pretty awesome map from Bank of America Merrill Lynch comparing major US companies to entire...
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A Netflix exec explains why she isn't very interested in your education or...
If you're interested in working for Netflix — perhaps because of its attractive perks, like high pay, unlimited vacation, or generous parental leave policies— you may want to know what their hiring...
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