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Netflix Inc is an Internet company that distributes video on-demand. As of 2012, the company operated in the USA, but also in South America, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Netflix was founded in 1997 in California and is still based in Los Gatos in the Silicon Valley. Of course, Netflix is also provides DVD rentals via regular mail, and that is actually how the company took off before becoming the entity that is said to account for 29% of USA download Internet traffic as of March 2011. Netflix is one of the largest customer of Amazon’s AWS infrastructure business.
Netflix-Backed Bill Passes Senate
12/20/2012, Under the 1988 Video Privacy Protection Act or VPPA, folks in the U.S. are required to make a written consent in order for them to share information regarding their digital viewing habits. It was created to prevent the “wrongful disclosure [...]
Netflix Deems Google Fiber Best ISP To Watch Its Service With
12/11/2012, Netflix announced the most popular platform for Netflixers, if that’s even a real term to call people who use the service, last week being Sony’s PlayStation 3 even, at times, surpassing the PC as Netflixers go-to video-streaming platform. Today, they took [...]
Netflix’s Most Popular Platform Is The Sony PS3
12/05/2012, It seems that the PS3 is the most popular platform for Netflix, the movie and TV streaming service that is enjoyed by many – on virtually all platforms and devices that you can figure out these days. Despite that, there [...]
Netflix gets late 2012 launch in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland
08/15/2012, If you happen to live in one of the following four Nordic countries – Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, then you might be pleased to hear that Netflix will be offering their streaming service in that part of the world [...]
Netflix ‘Just for Kids’ on the Xbox 360 debuts
08/08/2012, I remember back in the day when I first laid my eyes on a color TV, boy was it quite a stark contrast compared to the communal black and white TV set! Even though there were just two channels to [...]
HBO says no to Netflix partnership
07/25/2012, If you’re waiting to watch TV series like True Blood, Entourage or Game of Thrones on Netflix, you’d better stop holding your breath. On Tuesday, Netflix raised the possibility of teaming up with HBO in a letter to its shareholders. [...]
Sky to launch Now TV tomorrow, will compete with Netflix and LoveFilm
07/16/2012, BSkyB has just announced that Now TV, an internet TV service, will be launched tomorrow. The service will compete directly with Netflix and LoveFilm in the UK. Now TV will be available on Macs, PCs, and on select Android devices. [...]
Netflix has one billion viewing hours in June, more than any cable channel [analyst]
07/03/2012, Netflix has crossed a milestone this month. It has passed the billion hour mark for the first time ever in company history during the month of June. The feat was announced on CEO Reed Hasting’s Facebook page.. This accomplishment definitely [...]
China to launch Netflix-like video streaming service this year
06/28/2012, According to Reuters, the government-operated China Movie Channel will soon launch an online video service similar to Netflix in the mainland sometime this year. The move will reportedly bring huge streams of revenue to Hollywood since the yet-to-be-named service will [...]
Netflix launches “Recently Added” feature for users in U.K., Ireland, and Latin America
06/18/2012, Netflix users in the U.K., Ireland, and Latin America are in for a small treat. That’s because video streaming service provider Netflix has just released a “Recently Added” row to its service for users in the aforementioned areas. While this [...]
Netflix announces Open Connect Network
06/05/2012, Netflix has just announced the availability of its own content delivery network (CDN) called Open Connect today. Open Connect, similar to commercial CDNs, promises to provide Netflix’s data for free to locations that a particular ISP is requesting. ISPs can [...]
Netflix iOS App Update Adds New Player, Controls, Facebook Sharing Toggle and More
05/31/2012, It seems that Netflix has realized that more and more people are accessing its content via mobile devices and it has pushed out an update today that might make the experience just a little better. The update for now is [...]
Netflix for Android gets updated with “enhanced playback experience” and bug fixes
05/22/2012, Good news Android users, if you use Netflix constantly, you’ll be pleased to learn that the Netflix app for Android has been updated. According to the changelog, it is expected to bring about an “enhanced playback experience” on both smartphones [...]
