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1. Sony takes on Apple's iTunes

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   ... signed an agreement with Netflix that allows PSN members to stream movies and other content. See Also Rumor: Sony planning Firefox PS3 port 
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2. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Friday, 19 June 2009

   ... •         Access to Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, Rhapsody and more on your HDTV-right from your PC using PlayOn server software •         ...

3. Blockbuster unveils OnDemand for TiVo, hints at Apple deal

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Wednesday, 25 March 2009

   ... reach and following its rival Netflix and TiVo by adding a service that may make its relatively high subscription price more attractive.      Blockbuster shares have fallen almost ...

4. Netflix to begin offering streaming-only plans

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 26 February 2009

   On Wednesday, Netflix announced it will be launching a brand new, stand-alone streaming service. The company will offer customers a fixed monthly fee for accessing the company's DVD categories via web-based ...

5. BMGF offers financial services to unbanked through mobile phones

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Tuesday, 17 February 2009

   The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced today a program that will expand the availability of financial services to the developing world through the use of mobile phones. The Mobile Money for the ...

6. Vudu's sleek and sexy set-top box: five years later

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

   Monday, 26 January 2009

   Set-top box maker Vudu released its first application for the iPhone and iPod touch last week. It lets you remotely browse, search, rent and purchase content from a catalogue of 13,000 movies and TV shows. ...

7. Blockbuster and Sonic Solutions team up for Internet movie delivery

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 14 January 2009

   ... including Blu-ray disc players for viewing and burning. Blockbuster begins this service long after rival Netflix Inc. began a similar service last year. Dallas (TX) and Marin County (CA) - Blockbuster ...

8. First Look: The New Xbox Experience

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Thursday, 20 November 2008

   ... also the place where your Netflix movies will be stored. I have to admit that I was a excited about the changes to the Avatars. When you first log in using the NXE, you will have to create an avatar ...

9. Silverlight opens Netflix to Macs

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Monday, 27 October 2008

     When Netflix rolled out the “Watch Instantly” functionality to its subscribers, Apple users were left out in the cold. Now, utilizing Microsoft’s Silverlight, Netflix plans to roll out online ...

10. Samsung netflixes Blu-ray players, LG player in stores now

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Thursday, 23 October 2008

      Netflix today said that some of Samsung’ Blu-ray players devices are now capable of playing streaming Netflix video via the web. Additionally, LG’s BD-300 Netflix Blu-ray player is also on sale through ...

11. Lala's music service tries one more time

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 21 October 2008

    ... music industry. The first offered a CD mail-swapping service with the same business concept as Netflix in 2006. The second came in 2007 with a service that offered free streaming music from the Warner ...

12. iTunes receives a truck load of HD shows

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Thursday, 16 October 2008

    ... HD move has been long overdue and the competition isn’t sleeping: Microsoft gave Apple TV a run for the money when it added Netflix movie streaming for Netflix Unlimited and Xbox Live Gold subscribers. ...

13. Hollywood – Real Networks: 1:0

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Monday, 06 October 2008

    ... the “RealDVD software enables users to engage in an illegal practice known as “rent, rip and return,” whereby a person rents a DVD from a legitimate business like Blockbuster or Netflix, uses the RealDVD ...

14. FCC slaps Comcast, but lays foundation for future bandwidth restrictions

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Thursday, 21 August 2008

    ... Comcast limit the number of movies you be able to stream from services such as Netflix at full speed? In our opinion, it is clear that many users will subscribe to a cable Internet service for a reason: ...

15. iTunes Store turns 5: Can anyone break its dominance?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Tuesday, 29 April 2008

    ... Apple TV so far, prompting the company to release the "Take 2" software update for the device that brought movie rentals to the game. But Blockbuster and Netflix are moving into the set-top box business ...

16. Netflix teases PS3 and Xbox 360 movie streaming

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Wednesday, 13 February 2008

    Streaming videos to game consoles could be coming soon to Netflix customers.  The company is surveying its customers and asking if they would likely use a streaming service to Xbox 360 and PS3 consoles. ...

17. Netflix launches all-you-can-eat movie streaming

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Monday, 14 January 2008

    ... is included with certain subscription plans. Los Gatos (CA) – Netflix today said it has dropped its “metered” approach to allow customers to stream content onto their PC screen, depending ...

18. Blockbuster to buy Movielink

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Thursday, 09 August 2007

    ... its nationwide rental policies three times in less than one year. Blockbuster's main competitor is Netflix, an online rental service that began offering digital downloads earlier this year.  ...

19. Wal-Mart digital movie store moves into beta

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Tuesday, 06 February 2007

    ... In addition to iTunes and Wal-Mart, another entrant in digital video downloads is Amazon, which debuted its Unbox service in 2006. Digital rental site Movielink, and the popular Netflix service both also ...

20. Now playing on your PC: Netflix movies

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 16 January 2007

    Netflix today announced that it is adding a video download service and enable its customers to not only order DVDs online, but also watch movies and television series on their PC. The new service is offered ...

21. Blockbuster Online ends 2006 with over two million users

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 03 January 2007

    ... for the service. Blockbuster has had a difficult time finding its place in the market with the boom of digital video and online rental leader Netflix. After a series of failed changes to the in-store rental ...

22. Will Blu-ray sink the PlayStation 3?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    Tuesday, 15 August 2006

    ... what else is your PC doing overnight?' Look at the Netflix model and apply that to the online world." He reminded us that Netflix is doing precisely that, and may come up with its own online distribution ...

23. Netflix prepares to offer HD DVD, Blu-ray rentals online

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    Tuesday, 24 January 2006

    This morning, online movie rental service Netflix announced its intention to begin offering HD DVD-based movie titles for rent-by-mail beginning this March, when titles are expected to be made available; ...