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Danny King

Danny King is a reporter for Video Business.


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Netflix DVDs get overshadowed, but not lost in the mail

October 26, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

If more Netflix subscribers are streaming videos from the largest U.S. movie-rental service via mail than ordering DVDs, don't blame the postal service.

That's basically the conclusion one can make from two recent posts from the FeedFlix blog, which tracks all things Red Envelope.

The blog predicted in February that this would be the year videostreaming would overtake DVD rentals at Netflix and last week confirmed the results: about three videos were being streamed from Netflix's Watch Instantly service for every two DVDs ordered. That ratio was approx...Read More




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Netflix may widen videostreaming playing field

October 19, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Netflix may be about to announce what it's hinted for a while -- that more Internet-connected videogame console owners are going to be able to video-stream titles from the largest U.S. movie-rental service via mail.

Netflix, whose exclusive agreement to have Microsoft's Xbox 360 be the only videogames console to be able to play Netflix's digital titles went into effect last November, is about to broaden the number of console types with videostreaming capabilities, according to a financial analyst who covers the company.

"We expect Netflix to announce an additional video game hardware console partner soon, with access to its site through the console browser," wrote Wedbush Mo...Read More




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CNN appeals to the mobile set

October 6, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

CNN has launched a news application for iPhone users as the Time Warner-owned news network looks to capitalize on the rapidly expanding smartphone user base.

CNN's mobile application includes features such as live streaming video, on-demand video of particular CNN shows and news and weather personalized for certain regions, Time Warner said in a statement last week. The application, which can be used on both the iPhone and iTouch, costs $1.99 on Apple's ...Read More




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Not-quite-Live From New York

October 5, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Saturday Night Live is now available for early Sunday Morning Streaming.

NBC is making episodes of its longtime sketch-comedy standard bearer available on the Internet right after they air on the network, as the General Electric unit looks to boost viewership.

NBC.com has put this season's first episode on its site and will continue to do the same all season, NBC Universal said in a statement late last week.

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Palm Pre gets Netflix application

September 22, 2009 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Add Palm's Pre to the list of mobile devices with applications that let users manage their Netflix queues.

Web site PreCentral.net is offering downloads of the application, called MyQ For Netflix, blog HackingNetflix.com reported late last week.

Since the application was launched early last week, about 7,600 people have downloaded it, according to PreCentral.net.

Applications have always resonated...Read More






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