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Netflix to Customers: “Oops, Our Bad. Forget About Qwikster”

Matt Algren — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:32:19 +0000

All’s been quiet on the Netflix front for a week or so, so it shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone when the company made an unexpected announcement early yesterday morning (emphasis mine): It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to […]

Netflix Adds DreamWorks, Loses The Wonder Years

Kacey Samiee — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:32:37 +0000

Who doesn’t love DreamWorks Animation? Fools, that’s who. And so far, Netflix is no fool. Or at least not much of one. In the middle of all the bad hype that Netflix has managed to get recently, they signed an agreement that allows them to have exclusive internet video rights to stream film and television […]

Netflix – Streaming + Video Games = Qwikster.com

Matt Algren — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:33:45 +0000

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 […]