Netflix

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120223_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google is looking to launch a pay TV service that will be tested on its high-speed broadband network in Kansas City, Missouri. The service would directly compete with cable companies, offering on-demand and online access to television channels. Google is expected to launch the service in the Continue Reading →

Amazon struck a deal with Viacom adding thousands of new titles to its streaming library. Amazon Prime subscribers can now watch episodes from Viacom owned networks like Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon. A Prime subscription will run you $79 a year. Read the full article at Forbes.com Continue Reading →

Verizon is partnering with Redbox to offer a subscription-based video rental service. While Verizon will deliver the digital content, the offering will be a stand-alone service available to anyone with a broadband connection. It’s expected to launch in the second half of this year. Read the full article at Wired.com Continue Reading →

After losing over 800,000 subscribers in the third quarter last year, Netflix is finally rebounding. The company made up for much of the loss, adding over 600,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter. Netflix’s stock went up as high as 13% following its earnings report. Read the full article at Reuters.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120126_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] After losing over 800,000 subscribers in the third quarter last year, Netflix is finally rebounding. The company made up for much of the loss, adding over 600,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter. Netflix’s stock went up as high as 13% following its earnings report. In other news, Continue Reading →

A survey of over 100,000 people found that RedBox kiosks have become the most popular source for renting DVDs and Blu-rays. RedBox’s kiosks have become so popular, it now owns 37% of the physical rental market; edging out both Netflix and Blockbuster. Read the full article at PCMag.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120123_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] PayPal is making its way into retail stores and is now being testing in a few Office Depot locations. Office Depot becomes the second major retailer to start offering PayPal’s point-of-sale system, already in use by 51 Home Depot stores. PayPal plans to be available in 20 Continue Reading →

Netflix can’t seem to catch a break and this time the company is facing a class action lawsuit. A group of investors is suing Netflix, claiming that the company and its insiders concealed negative trends that preceded the plummeting of its stock. Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings is among the defendants named in the lawsuit. Read Continue Reading →

I know it’s early to make declarations over what 2012 will be remembered for, but you get the impression that we may, yes may, look back at the week of International CES in Las Vegas as the beginning of the “controllable” TV era. By controllable, manipulating your TV set and what you watch off it Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120118_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Facebook is launching its Open Graph platform, letting apps share users’ actions “frictionlessly.” When you read, watch or listen to media, allowed apps can now share that information on Facebook. You’re not forced to use these apps, but your friends’ actions will still appear in the news Continue Reading →