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Netflix teams up with TiVo to stream movies
Netflix has added TiVo to the growing list of devices that subscribers can use to stream movies and television shows from Netflix to their televisions. Starting in December, Netflix subscribers who also have TiVo Series3, TiVo HD or TiVo HD XL will be able to stream over 12,000 different movies and TV episodes to their [...]

Netflix teams up with Starz to provide more streaming content
The Official Netflix Blog announced yesterday that, thanks to an agreement with Starz Play, Netflix will now be making roughly 1,000 new movies and television shows available on demand. If you have a PC and a Netflix subscription, you can watch these movies online instantly. You can also watch streaming Netflix movies on your television [...]

Netflix shipments are back on track
After a three day shipping delay last week, Netflix is shipping DVDs at their normal pace once again. Any backlogged shipments should have been sent out on Friday. All customers whose shipments were delayed will receive a 15% discount on their next bill, and any new customers who were using the service on a free [...]

Netflix profiles feature will not be discontinued after all
In mid-June, Netflix announced plans to eliminate a feature which allows multiple users within a single account to maintain separate profiles and movie queues.  Disappointed customers responded by urging Netflix to reconsider this decision, and it has. A post on the Netflix Community Blog recently announced that the complaints from customers have persuaded Netflix not [...]

The Internet can save you gas money!
On Earth Day, we posted some tips for living a more eco-friendly lifestyle with the help of online services. One suggestion was to attend an online college or university, since it reduces the environmental impact of getting an education. ABC recently ran a story informing viewers that online classes are gaining in popularity as a [...]

Netflix streaming set top box review
Netflix announced the launch of a new streaming video player that will allow subscribers to view over 10,000 movies and televisions shows on demand over the Internet. The set top box is powered by Roku and will retail for about $99 when it is released later this year. Since we have yet to test the [...]

Netflix continues to innovate, explores movie streaming over Xbox Live
Online DVD rental company, Netflix, has begun surveying subscribers to determine their interest in being able to stream movies over Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. In theory, such a service would allow Xbox 360 users to stream movies from Netflix’s title library through a broadband Intternet connection. Netflix is not releasing the results of the survey [...]

Netflix issues apology, 5% discount
Online DVD rental service Netflix is issuing a 5% discount to all subscribers as a result of a technical issue in their automated shipping system on Monday March 24 that caused all DVD deliveries to be delayed by one day. The discount was announced in an email sent to all subscribers this morning: Dear Joseph, As you may [...]

Best Buy to offer blu-ray rebate to HD DVD owners
The blu-ray high definition dvd format became the default standard format after rival HD DVD players were officially discontinued earlier this month.  This move rendered the HD DVD players little more than $400 paperweights since no additional movie titles would be launched in the format. Best Buy electronics stores are stepping in with a bit of [...]

Netflix to invest in expanding Blu-ray movie inventory
Netflix, our top rated online dvd rental service, expects to increase their blu-ray high definition dvd inventory by 1,300-1,500 titles including both new releases and older films. According to the company’s CFO, Barry McCarthy, high definition dvds only account for a small single digit percentage of movie rentals at Netflix.  The move to increase the number [...]