Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Netflix video games

  • Netflix has given up all hope that theres a future in DVDs. Just last summer, the subscription video company was touting the potential of its DVD business as it established a separate unit to focus on it.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • LOS ANGELES, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Netflix Inc does not plan to offer video games as part of its movie and TV show rental service, CEO Reed Hastings said on Wednesday.
  • (CNBC)
  • Netflix cosigned a rumor indicated today by the New York Post that Amazon may spin off its Prime Instant video service into a cheaper-than-Netflix standalone offering.
  • (engadget)
  • After a brief period of indecision, video streaming and disc-by-mail company Netflix has officially dropped earlier plans to begin offering video game discs by mail.
  • (Gamasutra)
  • Nearly one in three paid movie rentals now come from paid video-on-demand options.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Netflix shares regained some ground on Wednesday after the In the conference call today, Hastings dismissed the idea of expanding into video games and offering a-la-carte purchase of movies or TV shows.
  • (GeekWire)
  • Content-wise, Netflix is promising tens of thousands of hours and even perhaps, to view video-on-demand services within games or other entertainment apps.
  • (The Guardian)
  • The media giant will see how people interact with television, magazines and video games, and react to advertising to see a balance of presenters on the television.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • Both Netflix and Lovefilm can deliver their content via a wide range of Internet-connected devices such as games consoles, tablets and Blu-ray players as well as computers and smart TVs.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • According to a release from the company, Telefónica (NYSE: TEF) and Sony have reached an agreement through which the Telefónica group, through its video on demand smartphones or game consoles.
  • (StreetInsider.com)

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