Netflix CEO Reed Hastings made a huge announcement late last night. In a few weeks (no firm date yet), Netflix will be split into two entities. Streaming services will continue to be offered by Netflix, while DVD-by-mail will be offered under the name Qwikster. The announcement was made in two parts, a video (below) and […]
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Starz Drops Netflix — Time To Abandon Ship?
Looks like Netflix is in for some hard times, folks. Having followed through with their 60 percent hike in prices, Starz Entertainment, one of their earliest and largest content providers, took advantage of the moment, choosing the first day of the price increase to make a big announcement. From Market Watch: Shares of Netflix Inc. […]
Last Day To Escape The Netflix 60% Price Hike — What You Need To Do
We talked about the big change to Netflix’s pricing structure back in mid-July, and it’s finally time for those changes to take place. Instead of offering unlimited streaming with any DVD plan, the company will offer streaming as a separate plan, effective September 1, 2011. What does this mean for you? There are three scenarios, […]
Techcitement Review: Google TV Comes To Europe And To My House
During a trip to the Chicago area last weekend, I found time to stop in a Tiger Direct outlet store and browse around. It turns out this particular location sold more televisions than anything else (much to the chagrin of the salesman I spoke with, who said they wanted to carry a better representation of […]
Cable Companies Bleeding Customers Instead Of Just Bleeding Them Dry
Back in June, we at Techcitement commented on the cable industry’s decision to focus on making cable more affordable. We were wondering how that was working out for them, and it looks like it’s not going down as well as they hoped. In a tally by the Associated Press, eight of the nine largest subscription-TV […]
Netflix Relief Fund — Because We Can’t Let White People Suffer Like This
Funny Or Die has scooped the major networks with a new call for relief for those so unjustly affected by the Netflix price increase. Jason Alexander lends his voice to this important cause. People just like me would really appreciate your financial assistance right now. I’ll have to spend an extra five dollars a month […]
Voice of Objectivity: Netflix Had No Choice
Voice of Objectivity is an ongoing column meant to temper the tendency of the Techcited to run away with the most exciting or controversial ideas in technology’s near future. The opinions presented here do not necessarily represent the views of Techcitement or this writer. Someone’s got to keep a cool head around here. I guess […]
Veebeam Delivers Video To Your TV With No Wires, Sort Of
Veebeam starts with a simple yet elegant concept. There’s content on your computer. You want it on your TV. You don’t want wires running all over your house, and Veebeam claims to help you with that desire. Unfortunately, Veebeam’s execution leaves a lot to be desired. Veebeam comes with a USB device for your computer […]
New Netflix App For Android Adds Even More Devices
A new version of Netflix for Android was released today, listing a substantial amount of devices officially compatible as of now.
Blockbuster Offers New Abysmal Promotional Deal To Netflix Customers
In the wake of Netflix’s major price increase announced last week, Blockbuster has announced a special promotion for Netflix customers. I had expected Blockbuster to make a pitch for their program; it would be a bit bizarre if they didn’t. What I didn’t expect is for their deal to be so much worse than the […]