Neowin News Feed for: Netflix

CNBC's Jim Cramer: Microsoft should spin off Xbox business

John Callaham — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:09:53 +0100

CNBC business anchor Jim Cramer said on the air today that Microsoft should buy Netflix, and combine it with its Xbox division to spin them off in a separate company. Read more...

Netflix: 34m paid members; adds 2.03m in US in Q1 2013

John Callaham — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:40:17 +0100

Netflix stated that it added 2.03 million new U.S. subscribers for its streaming video-DVD service in the first quarter of 2013 and now has over 34 million paid members worldwide. Read more...

Microsoft holding free Xbox Live Gold weekend in U.S.

John Callaham — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:38:35 +0100

Microsoft is giving every Xbox Live member in the U.S., Canada, Japan and Latin America a chance to check out the features that are normally reserved for paid Xbox Live Gold members this weekend. Read more...

Netflix to transition from Microsoft's Silverlight to HTML5

John Callaham — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 05:51:03 +0100

Netflix has officially announced its plans to transition from using Microsoft's Silverlight for streaming video in PC web browsers to a solution that uses an HTML5-based video player. Read more...

Roku celebrates 5 million users and 8 billion video streams

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:56:28 +0100

Roku, the Internet-connected video streaming set top box, have announced a major milestone: 5 million users, who have brought in over 8 billion video streams, or 1,600 streams per user. Read more...

Netflix Windows Phone app update brings 720p support

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:13:06 +0100

Netflix has updated its app for Windows Phone devices, bringing support for Windows Phone 8 devices with 720p screens. No other changes were immediately noticeable in the update. Read more...

Microsoft: Xbox SmartGlass can be used "to spy on your kids"

John Callaham — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 23:11:05 +0000

In a presentation at GDC 2013 this week, a Microsoft rep stated that its Xbox SmartGlass app is also "a great way to spy on your kids" thanks to the app's remote information features. Read more...

Netflix adds Facebook U.S. support, Facebook timeline overhaul emphasizes feature

John Callaham — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:56:52 +0000

Netflix announced today it has finally added the ability to share their favorite TV shows and movies on the service with US Facebook users, while Facebook announced new Timeline changes. Read more...

Code in YouTube app on Android suggests paid channels coming

Paul Ferson — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 20:06:07 +0000

An update to Google's YouTube app for Android added some interesting code, indicating you could be paying to subscribe to channels in the near future, though the company has been tight-lipped. Read more...

Xbox Live members get unlocked Netflix and Hulu Plus this weekend

John Callaham — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Microsoft has announced that Xbox 360 owners who have Xbox Live will be able to unlocked both Netflix and Hulu Plus this weekend without needing a Xbox Live Gold subscription. Read more...

Current top 10 free Windows 8 apps list has few changes

John Callaham — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:50:00 +0000

A quick check of the current top 10 most downloaded apps for Windows 8 show little change from the same list in December, with only a few minor additions and alterations. Read more...

Netflix surprises with profits, adds 2.05 million new US subscribers

John Callaham — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:49:29 +0000

The online video streaming company Netflix announced a surprise profit for its fourth quarter 2012 financial results, along with word that it has added 2.05 million new US subscribers. Read more...

Hulu CEO Jason Kilar and CTO Rich Tom to depart

John Callaham — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:43:58 +0000

Hulu CEO Jason Kilar has announced that he will leave the streaming TV show and movie service sometime later in the first quarter of 2013, along with Hulu's CTO Rich Tom. Read more...

Amazon: human error caused Netflix's Christmas Eve outage

John Callaham — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 15:01:52 +0000

Amazon Web Services has now admitted that one of its developers deleted data in one of its systems and that caused the Netflix outage on Christmas Eve that affected millions of users. Read more...

The current top 10 most downloaded free Windows 8 apps are ...

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:55:00 +0000

We list the current most downloaded free Windows 8 apps in the Windows Store, with Xbox SmartGlass holding onto the number one slot, followed by Skype, Netflix and Google Search. Read more...

Netflix gets hit with Christmas Eve outage; millions annoyed [Update: It's finally back up]

John Callaham — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 02:05:58 +0000

Many Netflix users in the US are unable to sign on to the streaming video service. Netflix says it is aware of the problem but there's no word on what caused it or when it will be fixed. Read more...

Windows 8 Expedia app released; updates for Google Search and Netflix

John Callaham — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:42:54 +0000

The Expedia online travel service has finally launched its official Windows 8 app this week in the Windows Store, which has also seen new app updates for Google Search and Netflix Read more...

(Not a) surprise: Google Fiber is Netflix's fastest ISP

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:26:53 +0000

Netflix has rated the recently launched Google Fiber service in Kansas City, Kansas to be the fastest ISP in the US, according to data taken from the popular video streaming service. Read more...

Microsoft, stop forcing Xbox Live Gold to use Netflix

John Callaham — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:50:20 +0000

Microsoft needs to change its policy and let its tens of millions of Xbox 360 owners watch videos on Netflix without having to pay for Xbox Live Gold, like the PS3 and other devices currently allow. Read more...

Despite debuting on Xbox 360, PS3 is now Netflix's lead platform

John Callaham — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:59:10 +0000

Netflix has announced Sony's PS3 game console is now the company's "largest TV-connected platform in terms of Netflix viewing," despite Netflix's streaming service showing up first for Xbox 360. Read more...