Online and mail-order video company Netflix has no plans to bring its streaming service to Research In Motion's PlayBook tablet.
"We don't have any current plans to support BlackBerry devices, including PlayBook," the company said on Twitter late on Thursday in response to a query.
Netflix has long been available for Apple's iPhone and iPad and devices running Google's Android software.
Read more - http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/24/oukin-uk-netflix-rim-idUKTRE81N17920120224
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Netflix Review: TRON Legacy
Directed by Joseph Kosinski
Starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, Michael Sheen, James Frain, Bruce Boxleitner, Daft Punk, Cillian Murphy
Walt Disney Pictures
Originally Released: December 17, 2010
TRON Legacy is a film that, for many of us, was a generation in waiting. Many of us who were children of the Eighties were floored with the richness and uniqueness of the original TRON film, sadly now quite dated (visually, though the story still stands up), as it was a statement of the budding tech generation we were becoming a part of. For decades, we waited for the potential of a sequel, and some of us lost all hope.
Then in 2008, something exciting happened at San Diego Comic-Con. Disney previewed new “test” footage in a trailer that was somewhat of a “proof-of-concept”. Then called TR2N, the sequel news set the internet on fire – as countless fans of the original movie enjoyed the fever of the news that another chapter was coming out. I’m sure even Tron Guy was amused.
So the expectation for TRON Legacy was, quite probably, as big as it was for Star Wars fans waiting for The Phantom Menace. It is perhaps now a historical trend that such high anticipations lead to enormous let-downs for several. Fandom is divided on the merits of Star Wars‘ return to cinema, as it is on TRON‘s return also.
But is TRON Legacy any good?
Read More - http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/20/netflix-review-tron-legacy/
Starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Beau Garrett, Michael Sheen, James Frain, Bruce Boxleitner, Daft Punk, Cillian Murphy
Walt Disney Pictures
Originally Released: December 17, 2010
TRON Legacy is a film that, for many of us, was a generation in waiting. Many of us who were children of the Eighties were floored with the richness and uniqueness of the original TRON film, sadly now quite dated (visually, though the story still stands up), as it was a statement of the budding tech generation we were becoming a part of. For decades, we waited for the potential of a sequel, and some of us lost all hope.
Then in 2008, something exciting happened at San Diego Comic-Con. Disney previewed new “test” footage in a trailer that was somewhat of a “proof-of-concept”. Then called TR2N, the sequel news set the internet on fire – as countless fans of the original movie enjoyed the fever of the news that another chapter was coming out. I’m sure even Tron Guy was amused.
So the expectation for TRON Legacy was, quite probably, as big as it was for Star Wars fans waiting for The Phantom Menace. It is perhaps now a historical trend that such high anticipations lead to enormous let-downs for several. Fandom is divided on the merits of Star Wars‘ return to cinema, as it is on TRON‘s return also.
But is TRON Legacy any good?
Read More - http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2012/02/20/netflix-review-tron-legacy/
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Netflix reveals $9m payout in privacy legal action
Netflix has paid $9m (£5.7m) dollars to settle a privacy-related legal action, a financial filing has revealed.
The online streaming firm, which made no admission of wrongdoing, said the settlement related to compliance with the Video Protection Privacy Act.
The 1988 US legislation prohibits the disclosure of video rental histories.
It is reported that the legal action concerned allegations that Netflix was failing to delete the viewing histories of customers who had left the service.
The settlement put a significant dent in Netflix's finances - after accounting for the payment fourth-quarter earnings fell from $40.7m (£25.8m) to $35.2m (£22.3m).
Read More - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17011497
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Verizon, Redbox plan Netflix challenge
(Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc and Coinstar's Redbox unit have formed a joint venture to sell video services aimed at competing against video rental giant Netflix Inc.
The venture will combine the Redbox DVD rental kiosk business with an Internet video offering from Verizon, including mobile offerings, in the second half of the year.
On Monday, Redbox-operator Coinstar Inc moved to cement its hold on its business of renting DVDs from automated kiosks, announcing it will buy rival NCR Corp's machines and video inventory for up to $100 million. That, and better-than-expected quarterly results, pushed the stock 13 percent higher after hours.
Read More - http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/06/us-verizon-redbox-idUSTRE81510M20120206
The venture will combine the Redbox DVD rental kiosk business with an Internet video offering from Verizon, including mobile offerings, in the second half of the year.
On Monday, Redbox-operator Coinstar Inc moved to cement its hold on its business of renting DVDs from automated kiosks, announcing it will buy rival NCR Corp's machines and video inventory for up to $100 million. That, and better-than-expected quarterly results, pushed the stock 13 percent higher after hours.
Read More - http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/06/us-verizon-redbox-idUSTRE81510M20120206
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Netflix Wants You to Go on a Binge
We're now just a week away from when Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX ) will drop the Lilyhammer on its subscribers.
The video service giant's first original series stars Steven Van Zandt as a mobster sent to Lillehammer in Norway after ratting out a mob kingpin. The inaugural season will play out over eight episodes.
I can't be the only one that figured that when Netflix begins rolling out its original programming -- Lilyhammer next week, House of Cards later this year, and the Arrested Development revival next year -- that the new episodes would be dispensed in weekly installments.
It's the way that traditional television does it. It's the way that Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX ) HBO -- Netflix's closest match on the premium end and the gold standard of original series airings -- does it. Why should Netflix veer from the formula that works?
Read more - http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/01/30/netflix-wants-you-to-go-on-a-binge.aspx
The video service giant's first original series stars Steven Van Zandt as a mobster sent to Lillehammer in Norway after ratting out a mob kingpin. The inaugural season will play out over eight episodes.
I can't be the only one that figured that when Netflix begins rolling out its original programming -- Lilyhammer next week, House of Cards later this year, and the Arrested Development revival next year -- that the new episodes would be dispensed in weekly installments.
It's the way that traditional television does it. It's the way that Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX ) HBO -- Netflix's closest match on the premium end and the gold standard of original series airings -- does it. Why should Netflix veer from the formula that works?
Read more - http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/01/30/netflix-wants-you-to-go-on-a-binge.aspx
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