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Netflix now disc-free on the PS3 and Wii
SV Staff  |  Oct 18, 2010
It's a one-two punch today for Netflix-loving gamers. No longer do Wii and PS3 owners need to swap out discs to watch videos over Netflix. Downloadable apps are now available on both game systems that allow users to watch Netflix's Watch Instantly...
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Netflix now streams in HD on PC and Mac
SV Staff  |  May 12, 2010
Netflix HD video streaming been a feature for game consoles, Blu-ray players, and set-top boxes for months, but until now it's eluded PC and Mac viewers. According to Engadget, approximately half of the 720p movies and television shows available...
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Netflix on TV
SV Staff  |  May 20, 2008
So, you've got a great home theater setup. The best display your money can buy. Speakers that sound so good they make you cry. Yet, you still watch your streaming Netflix movies on your crappy computer - with a coffee-splattered screen and speakers...
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Netflix Passes Blu-ray Buck
SV Staff  |  Apr 22, 2008
Blu-ray adopters had their reward: The smug satisfaction of winning the high definition format war over HD DVD. Now they'll receive a punishment, too. Blu-ray player-owning subscribers to Netflix will soon have to pay a premium to rent Blu-ray...
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Netflix Previews ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3 (Sort of)
SV Staff  |  Dec 10, 2018
In case you missed it, Netflix gave fans of the binge-worthy TV sensation Stranger Things a little something to chew on while they wait for Season 3 to be released next summer.
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Netflix Profiles Back On Track
SV Staff  |  Jul 01, 2008
The Netflix queue system was a complete mystery in the past until Sound & Vision peaked behind the curtains to see how the system worked. Unfortunately, Netflix planned on nixing one of its best features - separate user profiles that let shared...
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Netflix Raises Prices of Standard and Premium Plans
SV Staff  |  Oct 09, 2017
Netflix has raised pricing on two of its three subscription plans.
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Netflix reports Q3 numbers: 16.9 million subscribers
SV Staff  |  Oct 20, 2010
Netflix has released its Q3 2010 numbers, and they show that the rent-by-mail, video streaming service is growing fast. At the end of the quarter, Netflix has 16.9 million subscribers, up 52% over the 11.1 million subscribers it had at the end of...
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Netflix Reveals Fastest Streaming ISPs: How’s Yours Stack Up?
SV Staff  |  Aug 11, 2015
Cox is the fastest ISP in the U.S, followed closely by Cablevision’s.Optimum platform and Verizon Fios, according to the latest research from Netflix, which routinely monitors how ISPs around the world perform during peak streaming periods.
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Netflix Sees Starz
SV Staff  |  Oct 01, 2008
Movie provider Netflix has officially announced a partnership with Starz. Netflix will offer subscribers 2,500 additional movies from Starz Play, and it says that the first 1,000 Starz titles are already available. This is a boost to Netflix's...
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Netflix Sending HD DVD Softly Into that Good Night
SV Staff  |  Nov 14, 2008
Alas, poor HD DVD owners. The last major source for new-to-you HD DVD titles is soon to be no more. Netflix just announced that effective December 15, 2008, they will no longer carry HD DVDs. Rent now  or forever watch Blu-ray. HD DVD...
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NetFlix Signs Revenue-sharing Pacts with Warner, Columbia
 |  Dec 17, 2000

In a deal said to be the first of its kind, online DVD rental service <A HREF="http://www.netflix.com/">NetFlix</A> has entered revenue-sharing agreements with Columbia Tristar and Warner Home Video. The agreement, announced December 7, will allow NetFlix to buy movies in larger quantities and at deeper discounts than previously. NetFlix is the first DVD Internet dealer to have a revenue sharing agreement with major motion picture distributors.

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Netflix Snafu Over - Movies Back in the Mail
SV Staff  |  Aug 18, 2008
Last weekend might have seemed a bit long and boring for some Netflix subscribers. No movies in their mailboxes. How did they survive? Without explanation or warning, all of Netflix's 55 shipping centers across the country experienced a massive...
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Netflix Snags Miramax
Mark Fleischmann  |  May 17, 2011
For the first time, Miramax movies will become available on a digital subscription service. And the name of that service? Netflix, of course.

Miramax and Netflix have signed a multi-year agreement to stream hundreds of movies including Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, The English Patient, Good Will Hunting, Bad Santa, Scream, Spy Kids, The Piano, and Kill Bill. Look for them starting in June 2011.

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Netflix Sticking to Subscription Strategy
SV Staff  |  Aug 04, 2008
It seems like an interesting game. All the major players in the home-video market are jockeying for position - trying to position themselves in the one location that will remain viable in the future. Netflix is sticking to what they know best....
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