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Netflix on the DS? (Ferrago)

Portable video streaming could become a reality

Video Games On-Demand from OnLive Arrive in June (Mashable)

Today at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, OnLive CEO Steve Perlman revealed a U.S. launch date of June 17 and a monthly price of $14.95 for his subscription-based, on-demand video game-streaming service. We wrote about OnLive previously when it went into beta testing . You can think about the service as essentially “Netflix Instant Queue for games,” where your monthly ...

The trucking company swallowed a steep drop in first-quarter earnings (Schaeffers Research)

Today's column includes a downbeat quarterly report from Navistar International Corporation (NAV), a price-target boost for Massey Energy Company (MEE), a consumer-friendly move from Bank of America Corporation (BAC), and a bullish note for Netflix, Inc...( Read More )

You wanna quit? Have we got a deal for you (Boston Herald)

Netflix. GameFly. Sittercity. HBO. Unused gym memberships. Entertainment Weekly subscriptions. To paraphrase "Brokeback...

Netflix It: ‘The Five Obstructions’ (The Recorder)

The peculiar and unusual Danish filmmaker Lars von Trier, a pioneer of the restricting Dogme 95 rules, set out to challenge fellow Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth by making him remake his great yet simplistic short film The Perfect Human five different times.

Apple, SanDisk, Netflix Hit Highs (TheStreet.com)

Netflix, SanDisk and Apple achieved 52-week highs Tuesday.

TiVo posts $10MM loss as subscribers flee to other services (Geek.com)

For many years, I looked at the TiVo perched atop my television as practically the perfect gadget, changing the way I watched television forever. But then broadband took off, Hulu and Netflix came along, iTunes started telling television shows, and televisions got their own DVR abilities built right into them. Ever since then, my TiVo [...]

Netflix Subscriber Sues Netflix Warners Over Delay (ContactMusic)

A New York woman is not at all pleased with the agreement between Netflix and Warner Bros. that will prevent Netflix subscribers from receiving DVDs of Warners' new releases...

Let’s All Sue Netflix (The Motley Fool)

Netflix is a class action target after delaying DVD releases.

When Should You Sell? (The Motley Fool)

The Fool's newest advisor, Tom Jacobs, takes on his former mentor, Fool co-founder David Gardner, on how to sell smart.

Video Vault, cult movie rental favorite, to close in April (Washington Post)

Another video rental store might have been content to boast a "Horror" section, but Alexandria's Video Vault always catered to far more specialized tastes.

Netflix 28-day holdback draws lawsuit (Yahoo! Tech Advisors)

If you want to rent a new release from Netflix, you'll have to wait : Hollywood (specifically Warner Brothers) has instituted a 28-day window during which DVDs will be available for sale but not for rent from the popular discs-by-mail rental service. That's unacceptable to one New York resident. Susan Uman has sued Netflix and Warner over " an illegal conspiracy to restrict the movie rental ...

The Award for Best Oil Movie Ever Goes To … (Forbes)

In honor of the Acadamy Awards, our readers pick the best oil movies of all time.

Netflix Eyes iPhone for Movie, TV Streaming (MalaysiaNews.net)

Netflix still requires its subscribers to pay $9 a month and up to have DVDs mailed to them, but the company keeps quietly expanding its features for delivering movies and television shows over the in...

Are ‘blizzard babies’ fact or fiction? (Middletown Times Herald-Record)

It seems so obvious, so logical, so ... expectable: snowbound couples in electrically challenged homes, their Netflix discs suddenly useless, their computer screens blank, the air turning increasingly chill.

How to Navigate the Deluge of Netflix Streaming Devices (PC World)

You can stream Netflix to more than 50 devices, including game consoles and HDTVs. We'll help you make sense of it all, so that you can stream Netflix into your living room.

How to Navigate the Deluge of Netflix Streaming Devices (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Getting a movie (or an entire season of Lost) delivered in the mail used be the height of convenience, but discs are so last decade. Consumers are increasingly seeking instant satisfaction, in the form of streaming video on demand. Netflix says that 48 percent of its 12.3 million subscribers used its streaming feature in December 2009, versus just 28 percent the previous year.

Let’s go to the movies with Brevard’s film commissioner (Florida Today)

There's an art to going to the movies, Bonnie King says. While a fan of DVDs and Netflix, the Brevard County film commissioner says some movies have to be seen on the large screen.

Netflix Gets Richer As People Opt To Rent, Not Own (Forbes)

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), which makes money by charging monthly subscription fees to its movie rental

Some on Wall Street wonder if Netflix has peaked (MalaysiaNews.net)

Wall Street is once again fretting over Netflix. Some analysts didn't know what to do with themselves on Tuesday when the share price of the Web's top movie rental service shot past their performance...

Wall Street wonders if Netflix has peaked (CNET)

This week, several analysts downgraded Netflix. If you believe that the future is about digital film delivery, then the company's future is unclear.

Manhattan Woman Sues Netflix (Gothamist)

While a deal Netflix struck with Warner Bros. has allowed their customers to keep having access to the studio's DVDs, some are upset that they now have to wait 28 days after release in order to rent them. Susan Uman of Manhattan has filed a class-action lawsuit against both companies for the DVD delay, which was put into effect in January. At that time, Warner threatened to cut off Netflix if ...

Susan Uman sues Netflix for making subscribers wait 28 days for newly released DVDs (New York Daily News)

Wait 28 days to rent a hot movie just out on DVD? No way, says a Netflix subscriber, who sued the films-by-mail rental company and Warner Bros. on Thursday for delaying DVDs.

[I Screened it on Netflix] Spartacus: Blood and Sand (The New Hampshire)

By: Thomas Parisi Since Netflix teamed up with Starz, the website’s subscribers have had the benefit of Starz Play, a section of the Netflix website that provides content that is also available with a traditional television subscription to Starz.  What this mean...

Netflix Inc. (NFLX) CEO Reed Hastings sells 10,000 Shares (Guru Focus)

By insider. CEO of Netflix Inc. ( NFLX ) Reed Hastings sells 10,000 shares of NFLX on 03/04/2010 at an average price of $67.2 a share. Read more » »

Pessimism Grows Toward Netflix as Stock Soars (Schaeffers Research)

This recent article on MarketWatch takes a closer look at the growing competition that Netflix (NFLX) faces...( Read More )

Options Update: Netflix Draws heavy Put Action (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Downgraded by three brokerages, Netflix could not evade the scrutinizing eye of the options pit on Wednesday. See why traders should keep an eye on the movie rental firm over the next couple of days.

Options Update: Netflix Draws Heavy Put Action (TradingMarkets.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Downgraded by three brokerages, Netflix could not evade the scrutinizing eye of the options pit on Wednesday. See why traders should keep an eye on the movie rental firm over the next couple of days.

Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: Netflix investors don’t seem too spooked (Market Watch)

Wall Street is trying to put the brakes on Netflix Inc.’s recent heady growth, but investors aren’t ready to slam down the pedal just yet, writes Therese Poletti.

US Airways, Netflix, BJ’s Wholesale are big movers (San Francisco Chronicle)

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE: US Airways Group Inc., down 21 cents at $7.47 Severe winter storms caused $30 million in lost sales as the carrier had to cancel... New York Stock Exchange - US Airways Group - NASDAQ - Netflix - Investing