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Netflix Surges
 |  Oct 06, 2003  | 

Movie fans can't seem to get enough of DVDs.

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Netflix Taunts ISPs with Speed Ratings
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 01, 2011  | 
If you're a Charter subscriber, you are fortunate indeed. But if your provider is Clearwire, you're in ISP hell—at least that's what Netflix says in a blog post.

"We find ourselves in the unique position of having insight" into ISP performance thanks to the many streams Netflix delivers over the internet, says Ken Florance, the company's director of content delivery. "The throughput we are able to achieve with these streams can tell us a great deal about the actual capacity our subscribers are able to sustain to their homes."

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Netflix Teams Up with Roku for Streaming Box
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 21, 2008  | 
Netflix and Roku are teaming up to offer a $99 set-top box that would allow Netflix members to stream more than 10,000 movies and TV program episodes.
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Netflix to Expand Use of Subtitles
Mark Fleischmann  |  Mar 02, 2011  | 
Movie subtitles are a must for the elderly, the hard of hearing, and those for whom English is a second language. They're a universal part of Blu-ray and DVD releases but rarer in video streaming. Netflix aims to fill that need by expanding the use of subtitles in the majority of its online offerings.

Specifically, Netflix aims to have subtitles in 80 percent of its streaming programming by the end of 2011, up from 30 percent now.

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Netflix to Offer Streaming-Only Plan in U.S.
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 28, 2010  | 
Netflix is "looking at adding a streaming-only option for the USA over the coming months," its CEO says.
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Netflix to Produce More Teen Programming
SV Staff  |  Aug 25, 2015  | 
Netflix is adding exclusive movies and TV series aimed at teenagers and “tweens” to its streaming roster in an effort to win over the post-millennial generation, according to a report by Advanced Television.
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Netflix to Rent TV Shows on the Net
Mark Fleischmann  |  Sep 29, 2008  | 
Netflix has cut deals with CBS and the Disney Channel to make their shows available through its fledgling online service, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Netflix online library has only about 12,000 titles, versus the 100,000 titles available through the chain's brick-and-mortar stores, so the company needs to keep cutting deals like these.
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Netflix Tool Helps You Dodge Overage Charges
SV Staff  |  Aug 23, 2016  | 
Is your Netflix consumption pushing your mobile data consumption past the cap? The company has new tool to help subscribers dodge overage charges.
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Netflix Traffic Drops Due to New Encoding Scheme
SV Staff  |  Jun 24, 2016  | 
Netflix represented 35% of traffic on North American fixed networks, down slightly from 37% six months ago, according to Sandvine’s 2016 Global Internet Phenomena study.
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Netflix Vows to Be True Blu
Mark Fleischmann  |  Feb 11, 2008  | 
Netflix will drop HD DVD and stock its virtual shelves exclusively with Blu-ray discs, the rental service announced today. From now on it will buy new stock only in Blu-ray and will phase out existing HD DVD stock by year-end.
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Netflix Wants Extra Green for Blu-ray
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 29, 2008  | 
Proving that no good deed goes unpunished, cutting-edge videophiles who rent Blu-ray discs from Netflix will be charged extra. High res equals high price.
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Netflix Watch Instantly hits the iPad
SV Staff  |  Apr 01, 2010  | 
I had to double-check to make sure this wasn't an April Fool's joke. Yes, Netflix has released a streaming video app on the iPad through the iTunes App Store. The app seems to let people browse Netflix's Watch Instantly library, add movies to...
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Netflix Will Stream Star Wars Sequel in 2016 — But Only in Canada
SV Staff  |  Oct 26, 2015  | 
The highly anticipated Star Wars sequel, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which opens in theaters on December 18, will be available for streaming on Netflix next year but not in the U.S., according to Variety.com.
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Netflix's $1 Million Contest: Highly Recommended
SV Staff  |  Nov 21, 2008  | 
So, when it's late at night and you can't fall asleep, have you ever wondered how Netflix knows what movies to recommend to you? I know I have. Netflix has a system called Cinematch that picks movies it predicts you'll like, but...
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Netflix's streaming future: Classics online, new movies in the mail
SV Staff  |  Aug 11, 2008  | 
Last week, we published a review of the Roku Netflix Player, a $99 box that lets you use the Internet to stream movies and TV shows straight into your TV from Netflix. It's not a perfect solution, but it's a handy, inexpensive way to get some...
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