Amazon has a plan to outsmart Netflix at releasing movies people want to see
It looks like Amazon Studios is building a better relationship with theaters than Netflix is, and it could help distinguish its releases in a major way.On Thursday at CinemaCon, the national...
View ArticleThis stat shows how much Netflix crushes Hulu and Amazon Prime in subscriber...
Netflix has by far the most loyal subscribers of its competitors, according to new research by Parks Associates.Analysts found that Netflix subscribers were much less likely to cancel than those of...
View Article'Stupid behaviour': The CEO of a $2.3 billion payment startup destroys the...
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 ArticleAmazon is going to war with Netflix by launching a new standalone...
Amazon is going to war with Netflix.The online-retail giant is letting customers subscribe to its video-streaming service by itself for the first time, CNN Money reports— creating a standalone service...
View ArticleAmazon has a new streaming service that’s cheaper than Netflix (AMZN)
Amazon on Monday announced it will let anyone subscribe to its standalone streaming service, Amazon Video, for just $8.99 a month.That’s a full dollar less than what Netflix costs per month ($9.99 a...
View ArticleYou should still pick Netflix over Amazon Video, even though it's more...
Amazon made a surprise announcement Sunday by undercutting Netflix with a new standalone video streaming service that costs $8.99 per month.The timing may be perfect for Amazon to swoop in and undercut...
View ArticleAmazon is now selling Prime Video for $1 less a month than Netflix
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase.Amazon has increased the number of...
View ArticleDon’t buy Amazon’s new video service — just buy Amazon Prime (AMZN)
Amazon announced a new standalone streaming service on Monday. It's akin to Netflix, but it costs a full dollar less than what Netflix charges customers each month.Amazon Video is $8.99 a month....
View ArticleNetflix tanks after giving a terrible second-quarter forecast (NFLX)
Netflix shares plunged as much as 15% after-hours on Monday after the streaming-media company's subscriber-growth guidance rattled Wall Street.While Netflix's results in the first three months of the...
View ArticleNetflix is open to letting you save shows to watch offline
As easy as it is to stream from Netflix, it's pretty annoying to watch stuff when you're somewhere without an internet connection like an airplane or subway car.But for the first time ever, Netflix CEO...
View ArticleNetflix is down with Sean Parker's controversial movie rental startup (NFLX)
On Netflix's first quarter earnings call on Monday, content chief Ted Sarandos said that he was open to having Netflix's original movies appear on The Screening Room, Sean Parker's alleged new startup...
View ArticleAmazon Prime Video won't kill Netflix
In a move that's been widely anticipated, Amazon.com is finally offering monthly subscriptions to its growing vault of Amazon Prime video content. Folks can now pay $8.99 a month to stream Amazon Prime...
View ArticleHere's what Wall Street is saying about Netflix's disappointing forecast and...
Netflix's forecasts for the second quarter were weaker than expected, and that shook Wall Street.On Monday, the company reported first quarter profits that topped analysts' estimates, and revenues that...
View ArticleNetflix confirms over 22 million US subscribers will get a price hike in the...
More than 22 million US Netflix subscribers will see a price increase in the coming months, the company revealed in a letter to investors on Monday.In May 2014, Netflix began to raise the price of its...
View ArticleNetflix's 'violent' 12% drop probably isn't a big deal
Netflix stock got creamed on Tuesday, falling by more than 12% for the day.That large of a drop certainly grabs eyeballs, but based on the company's track record it may not be a big deal according to...
View Article12 Netflix originals that will use the new technology Netflix is calling the...
Netflix is starting to roll out a new technology that vastly improves the colors you see in its shows and movies.It's called Netflix "HDR," which stands for "high dynamic range," a term that is most...
View ArticleThe trailer for Adam Sandler's second Netflix movie is here and it looks...
In late 2014, Netflix announced that Adam Sandler signed an exclusive four-movie deal with the streaming site. (In the initial release, Sandler said it was because "Netflix rhymes with Wet Chicks.")So...
View ArticleAmazon Prime Video now has 4 times as many movies as Netflix (AMZN, NFLX)
As Netflix has shifted toward original (and exclusive) shows and movies, the size of its catalog has gone down.Research last month showed that since January 2014, the number of titles available on...
View ArticleHere's everything leaving Netflix in May
Netflix just released its list of the titles being removed from the streaming service beginning May 1.First on the chopping block is mixed-medium cult classic 'The Animatrix" and classic '90s comedy,...
View ArticleThe defense attorneys from 'Making a Murderer' respond to criticism from...
Jerome Buting and Dean Strang, the defense attorneys featured in "Making a Murderer," respond to criticism from Steven Avery's new attorney. Buting and Strang have embarked on a speaking tour called,...
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