Netflix now has 111 original shows and movies — here's why the company has...
Netflix’s overall catalog of movies and shows has shrunk by 32% in the last two years, but there's one area where it is growing rapidly: originals.Netflix’s roster of original movies and shows has had...
View ArticleHow subscription video on-demand services like Netflix are contributing to...
The way viewers are watching TV is rapidly evolving. Every year, more viewers are ditching their expensive pay-TV subscriptions and opting instead for subscription video on-demand (SVOD) services like...
View ArticleThe 26 best comedy movies you can stream on Netflix right now
Whether it's this insane election year or the everyday stress of work or gearing up for Hollywood's unloading of its best summer comedies in the coming months, there's always a need to have a good...
View ArticleNetflix let John Stamos prank its subscribers for April Fools' Day (NFLX)
In what is most certainly an April Fools’ Day prank, Netflix has let actor John Stamos completely take over your account.The Stamos bonanza begins at the top, where Netflix has a trailer for a new...
View ArticleHere's everything coming to Netflix this month
It's that time again! Netflix recently released its list of TV shows and movies coming to the streaming site.Ellie Kemper and Jane Krakowski will return in season two of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"...
View ArticleNetflix's excellent new laugh-track sitcom is the next step in cord-cutting
In January 2013, Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer at Netflix, told GQ that the streaming company’s “goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us.” At the time, House of Cards, Netflix’s...
View Article41% of people say they'll cancel Netflix if the price goes up — here's why...
In May of 2014, Netflix raised the price of its standard streaming plan, for new subscribers, to $9.99 per month. Existing subscribers were grandfathered into the plan at $7.99 per month for the...
View ArticleNetflix seems to be tanking in Russia, but India and other international...
In a January keynote speech in Las Vegas, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings dramatically revealed that Netflix had gone live in 130 new markets in a single day, bringing the total to over 190 countries.Netflix...
View ArticleJoel McHale to play young Chevy Chase in Netflix's 'National Lampoon' origins...
Joel McHale is in final negotiations to portray Chevy Chase, with whom he starred in NBC’s "Community," in Netflix’s tragic story of "National Lampoon" co-founder Douglas Kenney, "A Futile and Stupid...
View ArticlePeople like Netflix's original shows and movies more than its other content...
Netflix executives are betting the company's future on original shows and movies, and subscribers are enjoying the content so far, according to new research.AllFlicks, a site that tracks Netflix's...
View Article80% of people who will have their Netflix prices raised next month don't even...
Netflix will raise prices on about 17 million of its standard accounts starting next month, and most people have no idea, according to Wall Street analysts.In May 2014, Netflix began to raise the price...
View ArticleMelissa McCarthy is returning for Netflix's 'Gilmore Girls' revival after all
Melissa McCarthy will be making her way back to Stars Hollow. The actress revealed that she has closed a last-minute deal to return for the Netflix revival of "Gilmore Girls" on the "Ellen"...
View ArticleNo, Disney is not buying Netflix or Snapchat
Cupid is flinging arrows at Walt Disney. BTIG media analyst Rich Greenfield posted a head-turning blog entry on Friday.He feels that the media giant is in a pickle after overspending on content for...
View ArticleServices like Netflix and Hulu are growing much faster than cable (NFLX)
The growth of US streaming services like Netflix and Hulu is outpacing traditional cable by a wide margin, according to research by The Convergence Consulting Group.The US revenue for video streaming...
View ArticleNetflix now has better programming than HBO, according to new survey
Netflix has kicked HBO out of the top spot for best original programming, according to an annual streaming video survey by Morgan Stanley.On Monday, Morgan Stanley released the results of its sixth...
View ArticleThe CEO of a $2.3 billion payment startup says the unicorn craze 'has driven...
The CEO of a $2.3 billion (£1.6 billion) Dutch payments business says the craze for so-called unicorn valuations of $1 billion or more in the tech sector has "driven irresponsible behaviour of...
View ArticleHow piracy actually helps Hulu make a lot of great decisions
Netflix is famous for using subscriber data to decide exactly what original shows it should make. When the company decided to remake a BBC series into “House of Cards,” it reportedly examined data and...
View ArticleNetflix isn't interested in virtual reality (yet)
Netflix is a powerful force in TV and film.This is the company that helped popularize the concept of "cord-cutting"— leaving cable subscriptions behind in favor of a la carte viewing — and bankrolled...
View ArticleAn original 'Gilmore Girls' producer is suing for $200,000 over Netflix's...
A producer on the original "Gilmore Girls" says he's entitled to payments for the upcoming Netflix revival of the coming-of-age series.Gavin Polone filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Warner...
View ArticleNetflix just achieved an important milestone in its quest to become HBO
"The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us."That 2013 quote from Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has really resonated over the years and underscored Netflix's strategic trajectory, particularly...
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