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And to give credit to Netflix, I've seen a lot of great 'older' movies that I would've never have had watched otherwise. Because of it trying to match what you like, assuming you rate movies, I've seen a lot of good flicks through streaming as well.
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A big item for me is that both Netflix and BB have distribution centers here in H-town. I had Netflix pre-local distribution center and it would be a 5 day turnaround time to the Left Coast instead of just 2 days now.
I've exhausted all movies I'm interested in watching on Netflix. I'm relegated to watching entire seasons of House
Up to season 4, I crack up laughing every time one of House's team is scrubbed in surgery or doing a brain, eye or liver biopsy. As if
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http://instantwatcher.com/titles/pop...test_year=2011
If anyone knows of a better site. Let me know.
is there a way to get email updates? 
:thanks:
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when you subscribe to a thread you can get email alerts... But that's for all posts in the thread AFAIK.So even a pointless post like this one will send you an email....
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I love Netflix. I use it via my MS Media Center on my laptop and I also watch movies and tv shows on the netflix app on my HTC EVO 4G. It's great thing for my brother and I to have. We share one account and split the cost. The EVO's 720p screen really helps do all the HD movies justice when watching on its 4.3in screen which is def on the large side when it comes to smart phones. I'm in the hospital as you all may no from the menengitis thread i started and my laptops 16:9 17.3in screen is perfect for watching movies when im not doing rehab therapy to regain my strength. Even if /when the prices go up in sept., we'll still have netflix.
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I love Netflix. I use it via my MS Media Center on my laptop and I also watch movies and tv shows on the netflix app on my HTC EVO 4G. It's great thing for my brother and I to have. We share one account and split the cost. The EVO's 720p screen really helps do all the HD movies justice when watching on its 4.3in screen which is def on the large side when it comes to smart phones. I'm in the hospital as you all may no from the menengitis thread i started and my laptops 16:9 17.3in screen is perfect for watching movies when im not doing rehab therapy to regain my strength. Even if /when the prices go up in sept., we'll still have netflix.
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When I did the Android update, Netflix app wouldn't work and kept crashing. There was an update that rectified the issue.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20...ghter-mad-men/
Looks like tomorrow I'll have to fit in Mad Men between watching The Wire (OMG ITS FUCKING AWESOME).
Looks like tomorrow I'll have to fit in Mad Men between watching The Wire (OMG ITS FUCKING AWESOME).
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Starz Ending Streaming Deal with Netflix
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Netflix's streaming content catalog is about to take a big hit: Starz said late Thursday that it has ended contract renewal negotiations and will pull its movies and TV shows from Netflix early next year.
The move effectively kills an arrangement that Netflix (NFLX) earlier this year called "one of our most important deals" -- because it was was one of the few that gave Netflix streaming access to relatively recent films.
Netflix stock fell almost 8% in after-hours trading following Starz' announcement. Netflix did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Starz is a pay cable network that licenses Sony's (SNE) movie catalog. Back in 2008, Netflix struck a four-year deal with Starz that gave it streaming access to Starz' offerings.
But in June, hundreds of Sony movies -- including high-profile titles like "The Social Network" and "Salt" -- abruptly vanished from Netflix's "watch now" catalog. In a blog post, Netflix pinned the blame on a "temporary contract issue."
The issue, according to the L.A. Times, was that Starz' deal with Sony included a cap on the number of subscribers who can watch Sony movies online. Once Netflix's audience exceeded the cap, the contract was null.
Starz' catalog of Disney (DIS, Fortune 500) movies available for online streaming is on the verge of triggering a similar contractual cap, the newspaper reported.
Netflix still has access to most of Starz' offerings, but its current deal with the network expires on Feb. 28, 2012. The two sides have been negotiating for months about an extension.
Starz said Thursday that its decision to end the talks stems from "our strategy to protect the premium nature of our brand by preserving the appropriate pricing and packaging of our exclusive and highly valuable content."
Translation: Starz wants more money. Now that streaming video is so popular, providers are upping the price for the content they're licensing to Netflix. One analyst predicts that Netflix's streaming content licensing costs will rise from $180 million in 2010 to a whopping $1.98 billion in 2012.
But Starz' move hits at a particularly delicate time for Netflix, which is hiking its prices to offset those mounting content costs. Netflix said in July that it would begin charging seperate prices for its DVDs-by-mail and streaming video plans, raising the cheapest-possible bill for customers who want both from $10 to $16 a month.
Those price hikes kicked in on Thursday -- the same say Starz dropped its contract bombshell.
http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/01/tech...source=cnn_bin
The move effectively kills an arrangement that Netflix (NFLX) earlier this year called "one of our most important deals" -- because it was was one of the few that gave Netflix streaming access to relatively recent films.
Netflix stock fell almost 8% in after-hours trading following Starz' announcement. Netflix did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Starz is a pay cable network that licenses Sony's (SNE) movie catalog. Back in 2008, Netflix struck a four-year deal with Starz that gave it streaming access to Starz' offerings.
But in June, hundreds of Sony movies -- including high-profile titles like "The Social Network" and "Salt" -- abruptly vanished from Netflix's "watch now" catalog. In a blog post, Netflix pinned the blame on a "temporary contract issue."
The issue, according to the L.A. Times, was that Starz' deal with Sony included a cap on the number of subscribers who can watch Sony movies online. Once Netflix's audience exceeded the cap, the contract was null.
Starz' catalog of Disney (DIS, Fortune 500) movies available for online streaming is on the verge of triggering a similar contractual cap, the newspaper reported.
Netflix still has access to most of Starz' offerings, but its current deal with the network expires on Feb. 28, 2012. The two sides have been negotiating for months about an extension.
Starz said Thursday that its decision to end the talks stems from "our strategy to protect the premium nature of our brand by preserving the appropriate pricing and packaging of our exclusive and highly valuable content."
Translation: Starz wants more money. Now that streaming video is so popular, providers are upping the price for the content they're licensing to Netflix. One analyst predicts that Netflix's streaming content licensing costs will rise from $180 million in 2010 to a whopping $1.98 billion in 2012.
But Starz' move hits at a particularly delicate time for Netflix, which is hiking its prices to offset those mounting content costs. Netflix said in July that it would begin charging seperate prices for its DVDs-by-mail and streaming video plans, raising the cheapest-possible bill for customers who want both from $10 to $16 a month.
Those price hikes kicked in on Thursday -- the same say Starz dropped its contract bombshell.
http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/01/tech...source=cnn_bin
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Cable companies are out to kill streaming so they can hoard it for themselves...Netflix is getting the shit stick because they are the most prominent and biggest.
Greed of the studios and distributors will also hurt the progress.
Greed of the studios and distributors will also hurt the progress.
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^This
Tech is getting screwed. However at least some providers like Xfinity supplement with their own Fancast which is an On Demand online service that even works on my iPhone. Unfortunately DirecTV is behind on this and might release something soon but at a higher cost to the subscriber.
Tech is getting screwed. However at least some providers like Xfinity supplement with their own Fancast which is an On Demand online service that even works on my iPhone. Unfortunately DirecTV is behind on this and might release something soon but at a higher cost to the subscriber.
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Sadly future rights contracts are going to be outrageous, I don't know how Netflix will be able to pay.
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And Netflix essential doubling their rates isn't greed?
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Nah, they had to anticipate a huge mark-up from the content providers.
Now if you want to see greed check out the insider activity. Reed Hastings has been rapidily executing options worth 1mil at a clip. He did that 4 times last month.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=NFLX...r+Transactions
Now if you want to see greed check out the insider activity. Reed Hastings has been rapidily executing options worth 1mil at a clip. He did that 4 times last month.
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=NFLX...r+Transactions
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The last DVD I got from Netflix has been on my mantle for the last 3 months waiting to be mailed back. I really dont use the DVD/Blu Ray mail service so I killed it today.
If the streaming goes to crap after Netflix is gone, then that too will go.
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nice work there, Netflix.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...,7726443.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/busine...,7726443.story
Netflix lowers DVD subscriber view by 800,000, streaming by 200,000
Netflix expects to lose 1 million subscribers in third quarter
Reuters
8:04 a.m. CDT, September 15, 2011
Netflix Inc. lowered its U.S. third-quarter forecast for U.S. subscribers, hurt mainly by a decline in DVD-only customers after the video rental company raised prices this month, and its shares fell 14 percent.
Netflix said it expected to have 2.2 million subscribers who opt for DVD but not streaming services. It had previously forecast 3 million for the quarter.
The company also cut its forecast for streaming-only subscribers, to 21.8 million from 22 million.
Netflix had earlier said it would end the third quarter with about the same number -- or slightly more -- subscribers as it had at the end of the second quarter.
The Los Gatos, California company's decision to effectively increase the monthly subscription for a joint streaming and DVD rental service by as much as 60 percent caused an uproar among customers and bloggers.
Netflix, which is under pressure from Hollywood studios and pay-TV rivals on its aggressive pricing, has argued that it sees the future in lower-cost streaming services.
"We know our decision to split our services has upset many of our subscribers, which we don't take lightly, but we believe this split will help us make our services better for subscribers and shareholders for years to come," the company said in a statement on its blog.
However, Netflix maintained its third-quarter financial outlook as well as its international subscriber forecast.
The company's stock was down 14 percent at $179.50 in premarket trading on Thursday morning.
Netflix expects to lose 1 million subscribers in third quarter
Reuters
8:04 a.m. CDT, September 15, 2011
Netflix Inc. lowered its U.S. third-quarter forecast for U.S. subscribers, hurt mainly by a decline in DVD-only customers after the video rental company raised prices this month, and its shares fell 14 percent.
Netflix said it expected to have 2.2 million subscribers who opt for DVD but not streaming services. It had previously forecast 3 million for the quarter.
The company also cut its forecast for streaming-only subscribers, to 21.8 million from 22 million.
Netflix had earlier said it would end the third quarter with about the same number -- or slightly more -- subscribers as it had at the end of the second quarter.
The Los Gatos, California company's decision to effectively increase the monthly subscription for a joint streaming and DVD rental service by as much as 60 percent caused an uproar among customers and bloggers.
Netflix, which is under pressure from Hollywood studios and pay-TV rivals on its aggressive pricing, has argued that it sees the future in lower-cost streaming services.
"We know our decision to split our services has upset many of our subscribers, which we don't take lightly, but we believe this split will help us make our services better for subscribers and shareholders for years to come," the company said in a statement on its blog.
However, Netflix maintained its third-quarter financial outlook as well as its international subscriber forecast.
The company's stock was down 14 percent at $179.50 in premarket trading on Thursday morning.
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Sigh, I love how people still blame Netflix.
I wish I could find the article that spells it out for everyone.
Its the studios/distributors/cable companies that are putting the squeeze on companies like this one.
Netflix is trying to adapt to survive while getting screwed over at every corner. If said companies had their way, netflix would die a quiet death yesterday.
I wish I could find the article that spells it out for everyone.
Its the studios/distributors/cable companies that are putting the squeeze on companies like this one.
Netflix is trying to adapt to survive while getting screwed over at every corner. If said companies had their way, netflix would die a quiet death yesterday.
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I think I'm going to drop the DVD plan and keep streaming. I just need to validate that Redbox has a good selection of titles. I wish the streaming plan had better parental controls. I'm happy with the selection of kid stuff available to stream.