netflix

Netflix is a company that offers streaming television via the Internet. Several devices connected to the Internet, either wired or wireless, provided they have a Netflix app, can stream television shows and movies. Some of the Netflix capable devices include the Nintendo Wii and other gaming consoles, computers, as well some of the newer smart televisions.

For a small monthly rate, $8 in Canada, Netflix subscribers can stream to multiple devices in their home. The small monthly fee and the ability to connect to multiple devices was in part, a marketing tactic to avoid pirating or sharing of the service. Additionally, Netflix offers the first month for free, giving people a chance to test the service before committing. Additionally, pausing the service is also an option so you are not billed while on vacation for example.

While the service does not replace traditional TV channels, cable TV, visiting the theater or local movie rental place, it does offer a collection of TV shows, cartoons, movies and documentaries from the past. Often the collection has shows that are year or more in age.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “netflix”

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• in Business
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• Wall Street Journal Covers Netflixs Lilyhammer Series

  
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  Alexandra Cheney in  The Wall Street Journal reports that Netflixs new Lilyhammer series "tests new ground in streaming." E Street Band guitarist and "The Sopranos" actor Steven Van Zandt has Olympic-size dreams for his new Netflix Inc. original series, "Lilyhammer." Mr. Van Zandt, who also co-wrote and executive ...
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• Netflix Having Trouble Getting HR 2471 Passed

  
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  Online Media Daily reports that Netflix met some resistance in the Senate regarding HR 2471, which would enable Netflix customers to share movie or TV shows on Facebook. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed concern on Tuesday about a Netflix- backed proposal to amend a federal video privacy law ...
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• Netflix’s Quarter From Hell

  
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• Miramax, BT Vision Pact For Movies On Demand In The U.K.

  
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• I’ve cancelled my free subscription to Netflix

  
  Mediocre Mum — Authority: 107
  I’ve been waiting for ages for Netflix to come to the UK.  My family uses it in Canada and its brilliant being able to stream videos with the touch of a button.  So, when I heard an ad on the radio for it, I raced home and signed up even though having to register using my Facebook details annoyed me. I was really ...
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• Sky’s new broadband TV goes after Netflix

  
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  CNETAnalysis: Sky has announced a brand new internet TV service, aimed at selling its premium content to those people who do not currently want a satellite service but have a broadband connection and are happy to pay. In a key move, Sky will offer movies at first, and then expand to sport and entertainment, with the ...
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• BSkyB to take on Netflix and YouView with internet TV service

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 962
  Broadcaster to roll out service in first half of this year, targeting 13m UK households who do not subscribe to pay-TV BSkyB is to launch an internet television service to take on rivals such as Netflix, LoveFilm and YouView . The service will launch in the first half of this year, around the time when YouView ...
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• Capital FM Invites You to Hollywood’s Hottest Party!

  
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  Stars, style and glamour – the Oscars has it all! We now know who’s been nominated in each category and in a couple of weeks, we’ll be finding out who’ll win the lucrative awards at the 2012 Academy Awards. What’s more, we’ll be keen to see who’s on the guest list for the most prestigious party in ...
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• Is Verizon Building A Netflix Competitor?

  
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  The streaming movie and DVD rental business has proven so successful that every man and his dog it seems now wants a piece of the action. [Read more »]
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• Netflix

  
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  Movie-rental stores fade to black as digital options take center stage – LoHud.com Faced with the likes of Netflix, Redbox and iTunes, video stores across the nation are an endangered species, and experts don’t give them long to live. “I think they’re pretty much done,” said Wade Holden, the motion picture ...
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• LG Spectrum OTA update to address Netflix playback issues

  
  bigBrains.com — Authority: 147
  The LG Spectrum just hit Verizon last week , but the carrier already has the first OTA software update for the Android phone ready to go. Weighing in at 10MB, build VS920ZV appears to have one purpose, and one purpose only: solving playback issues some users have been having with Netflix. Whether a high priority for ...
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• Warner Bros. doesn’t want you adding its new movies to your Netflix queue

  
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  Warner Bros. has been making some unpopular decisions lately. Besides locking all the Harry Potter films away in a vault , Warner also recently struck a deal with Netflix, Redbox and Blockbuster that forces their customers to wait 56 days before renting one of Warner Bros’. new releases. The fun doesn’t stop ...
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• Netflix in Latin America—“We are quickly learning what content works best in the region, and are adjusting our content library accordingly … we’ve found that processing ecommerce consumer payments is quite challenging as compared with North America and Eu

  
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• Netflix Sees Overseas Losses Doubling To $118 Million This Quarter

  
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  Netflix ( NSDQ: NFLX ) expects overseas losses to double in just three months, as it spends more and more on vital local video content and marketing. In Q4, its overseas costs doubled to $89 million, while revenue rose by a third to $29 million. International loss came in better than expected at $60 million. ...
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• Netflix Sees Overseas Losses Doubling To $118 Million This Quarter

  
  paidContent:UK — Authority: 597
  Netflix ( NSDQ: NFLX ) expects overseas losses to double in just three months, as it spends more and more on vital local video content and marketing. In Q4, its overseas costs doubled to $89 million, while revenue rose by a third to $29 million. International loss came in better than expected at $60 million. ...
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• Netflix Stock Soars as Subscribers Return

  
  The Curious Capitalist — Authority: 535
  Netflix, the streaming video and DVD service, saw its stock price soar over 22% Thursday after reporting earnings results that beat Wall Street expectations. The company said it added 610,000 new customers last quarter, in a sharp rebound from a debacle last summer when 800,000 quit the service following an ...
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• Warner Bros won’t let Netflix DVD renters add its flicks to their rental queue for 28 days

  
  SlashGear — Authority: 793
  Warner Brothers and some of the other major movie studios are making it really hard on people that rent movies via Netflix and other services. The moviemakers are trying to force users to go back to the old days of movie rentals where you went into a store to rent or just bought the movie. The world has moved on, but ...
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• Setting your Cloud experience free (or why some fees may apply)

  
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  Our exploration of The Cloud has almost hit free-fall. But before I pull the ripcord to save myself (sorry, the rest of you are on your own), there’s one last bit of scenery to look at. These are the mid-level Altocumulus clouds that simultaneously fit and don’t fit in anywhere — a great resting place for ...
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• Netflix abandons game rental plans

  
  NuTesla | The Informant — Authority: 147
  Autore : Welcome to Fudzilla GameFly likely happy with this news Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced that Netflix is abandoning plans to add video game rentals to its DVD and Blu-ray rental offerings. Originally, the news that the company would be getting into the video game rental business was ...
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