If you needed anymore convincing that streaming video is now a big deal for Netflix, a new study says that, during certain parts of the day, streams from Netflix account for around 1/5 of the downstream traffic in the U.S. [More]
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Netflix On Wii Now Disc-Free
By 10.18.10
Finally, the tyranny of the Netflix disc is no longer! As of today, Wii owners who had been using the family friendly gaming console to access Netflix’s streaming video selection will no longer need to take out their Wii Sports or Lego Indiana Jones disc in order to watch a movie. [More]
Netflix Bringing Surround Sound To PS3 Users Starting Oct. 18
By 10.14.10
We’ve previously reported that PlayStation 3 users will soon no longer need a disc to stream Netflix movies through the device. Now comes news that there will be an added perk when the revamped Netflix streaming app debuts on Oct. 18 — Dolby surround sound. [More]
Use Feedfliks To Track What's Expiring Soon On Netflix
By 10.13.10
As Netflix continues to make deals that expand its library of streaming movie and TV shows, it’s easy to get a little overwhelmed by the new offerings and forget to watch something you’d been intending to stream. Now the folks at Feedfliks.com have created a sortable list that can help you keep track of what’s coming and going on Netflix. [More]
Netflix/NBC Deal Allows Streaming Of All SNL Episodes, Lots Of Battlestar Galactica
By 9.27.10
Fresh off its invasion of Canada, Netflix recently announced a deal with NBC/Universal that will add a bunch of the entertainment company’s network and cable TV offerings to Netflix’s streaming service. [More]
Netflix Will May Let You Stream 'The Expendables' Shortly After It Hits Blu-ray/DVD
By 9.10.10
To Blockbuster and other competitors, Netflix must seem like the guy in a game of Monopoly who collects Boardwalk and Park Place early on, then proceeds to run everyone else out of business with a grin. The rental giant reached a deal with Nu Image/Millennium Group (distributors of The Expendables and Brooklyn’s Finest) to stream its films shortly after they reach home video. [More]
Amazon To Challenge Netflix With Subscription Video Service?
By 9.1.10
While many companies have recently gotten into the on-demand video business, only a small handful have attempted to follow the Netflix model of offering unlimited video streaming for a flat monthly rate. But the market leader could face a challenge in the near-future from Amazon.com, which is reportedly looking to start a subscription service that would compete directly with Netflix. [More]
Netflix To Offer Streaming-Only Service In Canada
By 7.20.10
We know that Consumerist has readers in Canada; we can hear them gloating every time we write about health care. But for years, we’ve had something our neighbors to the north (unless you’re reading this in Alaska) have been coveting — Netflix. Alas, that piece of Americana is soon to go international when it launches a video-streaming service in Canada later this year. [More]
What Should A "Lifetime License" To Software Really Include?
By 7.15.10
C. was an early adopter of PlayOn, a video streaming service that lets users stream all sorts of free video content from Windows PCs to a variety of devices. PlayOn recently changed their pricing structure, and C. tells Consumerist that they’re upset that the “Lifetime License” that cost $40 at launch had a rather short lifetime. Or did it? [More]
Hulu Finally Announces $9.99/Month Pay Service, But You'll Still Have To Watch Ads
By 6.29.10
More than two months after it was reported that Hulu would be launching a premium subscription package, the streaming video service has finally gone public with HuluPlus. [More]
Sears & Kmart Get Into Streaming Video Business
By 6.22.10
To those of us old enough to remember the pre-Blockbuster video-rental boom, when just about every type of retail store decided, however misguidedly, their was money to be made in renting VHS tapes to customers, this might seem like a bit of deja vu: Sears and Kmart are planning to launch a streaming video service. [More]
Netflix Is Indeed Coming To iPhone Says Steve Jobs
By 6.7.10
Back in April, Apple and Netflix ticked off a vocal handful of iPhone owners by deciding to launch the first mobile version of the video service’s streaming videos on the then-untested iPad. But at today’s much ballyhooed new iPhone announcement, Apple’s Chief Executive Guru Steve Jobs was happy to let everyone know that Netflix is coming to the iPhone. [More]
Now You Can Watch Baseball Live On Your PS3
By 4.22.10
Starting as early as this week, baseball-loving PlayStation 3 owners will be able to watch live streams of almost every Major League Baseball game through MLB.tv… for a price, of course. [More]
Would You Pay $9.95/Month For Hulu?
By 4.22.10
After two years of offering free streaming video to its users, a new report says that Hulu is ready to move forward with their plan for charging a subscription fee to access much of the site’s content. [More]
Netflix Rolls Out Some Captions For Streaming Video
By 4.20.10
Netflix streaming is great. If you’re like me and most of your Netflix queue consists of TV series and independent movies, it’s the best deal in entertainment. One of its major flaws, though, is that video streams lack captions or closed-captioning. Netflix is starting to fix this problem…but only for a limited number of videos and only for users who stream on their Mac or Windows PCs. [More]
MLB.tv Decides Entire Planet Is A Blackout Area
By 4.9.10
The MLB.tv banner ads that brag, “NO BLACKOUTS!: Blackout and other restrictions apply” may be more accurate than we initially thought. Owen tells Consumerist that he was unable to watch a Cubs/Braves game, even though he was trying to watch well after the game was over, when blackouts should no longer apply. [More]
Netflix Sends Out Discs To Test Streaming Via Wii
By 3.25.10
It’s been known for quite some time that Netflix would be offering streaming video via the Nintendo Wii. And today the video delivery service announced they’ve sent out the first batch of discs to some Wii-owning Netflix customers so that they can finally get the ball rolling. [More]
Way To Defeat The Entire Point Of Streaming Video, Netflix
By 3.3.10
Netflix has the five-part miniseries “Torchwood: Children of Earth” available for Instant Streaming. (It’s good. You should watch it.) Cameron would like to watch it, but doesn’t really see the point. For some reason, the second of five episodes can’t be streamed, and must be watched on DVD. [More]
