The woes of Netflix

The woes of Netflix
The Economist
NOT long ago Netflix was a stockmarket darling. The California-based firm transformed the video-rental market by renting out DVDs through the post, and by streaming films and television shows over the internet. On October 23rd, though, it announced an ...

Netflix Still Needs Some Fixing
Barron's
With that, this was one of those Netflix (ticker: NFLX) calls where the bulls got what they wanted—EPS which came in at the high end of guidance, additional traction in the U.K. market, additional traction in the Canadian market, and margin accretion ...

Netflix On Windows 8 Arrives Just In Time
WebProNews
Skype, Hulu Plus and Google will have Windows 8 apps available at launch, but is it ever enough?Netflix obviously doesn't think so as they will also be supporting Windows 8 day one. Like the previously ... see Netflix on your start screen, you can ...

Netflix Now Has Over 30 Million Streaming Members Globally
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
LOS GATOS, Calif., Oct. 25, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX), the world's leading Internet subscription service for enjoying TV shows and movies, now has more than 30 million streaming members globally, including over 25 million in ...

Zynga: Looking a Lot Like Netflix
CNBC.com
Others wondered if Netflix was repurchasing shares to offset the impact of dilution caused by the exercise of massive amounts of stock options. On his own, CEO Reed Hastings regularly cashed out around a $1.5 million in Netflix stock per pop, alongside ...

Netflix Shares Collapse: 7 Companies to Watch
Kapitall Blog (blog)
3. Pandora Media, Inc. (P, Earnings, Analysts, Financials): Operates as an Internet radio company in the United States. Market cap at $1.57B, most recent closing price at $9.29. Pandora is not a direct competitor for Netflix, but its offers online ...

Fond memories of Knight Rider? Netflix will wreck them
Globe and Mail
This week's selection of Netflix highlights and lowlights features all manner of themes – TV shows, the 1980s, double-bills, you name it. On the topic of TV shows, it is worth mentioning that Netflix now carries both Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead ...

Globe and Mail

Netflix Hits 30 Million Members After Q3 Subscriber Growth ...
By Darrell Etherington
Netflix announced today that it now has more than 30 million members streaming content via its video service. That's a lot of uses who've opted for on-demand, digitally delivered content. Netflix had 20 million members in 2010, so it's added ...
TechCrunch

Glocal Wants to Be the Hulu of Local News Videos
By Seth Fiegerman
Cavalieri says he was inspired in part by video services like Hulu, which provide an “aggregation platform” for TV shows, and Vimeo, which does the same for independent videos. “There wasn't really an aggregation platform for news videos in ...
Mashable » Startups

Living Room Art with Samsung Smart TV and s[edition]
Sacramento Bee
Including unique and exciting works of art from artists including Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin and Shepard Fairey, the s[edition] App provides Samsung Smart TV owners with the chance to buy, collect and display limited edition art for the home. Prices for ...

DailyCandy Launches Mobile App
Women's Wear Daily
DailyCandy, the multiplatform women's digital media company, today unveiled DailyCandy Scout, a free mobile app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that enables consumers to become roving real-time DailyCandy contributors. Scouts will be able to spot ...

Women's Wear Daily

LG Open webOS smart TV planned for CES 2013 as Google TV sidelined
SlashGear
LG is tipped to be developing a webOS-based smart TV, using the open source platform in favor of Google TV, after concerns about the Android-base OS' momentum. The deal has seen LG dispatch engineers and prototype hardware to HP's Sunnyvale Gram ...

SlashGear

Google's digital media chief Gingras honored with 2012 Manship Prize
Amite Tangy Digest
BATON ROUGE – Richard Gingras, head of news and social products at Google, has been named the 2012 recipient of the Manship Prize, presented by the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication. He received the award at the school's annual 1913 ...

Bang & Olufsen BeoVision 11 is company's first Smart TV
Ubergizmo
It is rather hard to believe that a company like Bang & Olufsen has yet to roll out aSmart TV that they can call their own, and we are proud to announce that such a day has finally arrived. The BeoVision 11 is Bang & Olufsen's first foray into the ...

Ubergizmo

Trends in the Smart TV industry
Digitimes
Smart TV services use networks and "smart technology" to deliver a new viewing experience, as well as non-video services for the digital home. Definitions of "smart technology" have changed from simply referring to the ability to connect to the ...
 
Digitimes

LG Working on an Open WebOS-Powered Smart TV
Gizmodo
LG Working on an Open WebOS-Powered Smart TV Google TV was a wonderful idea, but there's no denying that it's flopped. LG has a new idea, though, and is reportedly developing a line of TVs powered by the newly open-source webOS platform.

Hungama Digital Media partners with Adsmobi to sell mobile ad inventory
Best Media Info
Hungama Digital Media Entertainment has announced a partnership with global mobile media buying platform Adsmobi Inc. for mobile advertising to monetise India inventory. Adsmobi focuses on placing successful mobile campaigns for mobile advertisers.
 
Best Media Info

LG Working On webOS Based Smart TV | Geeky Gadgets
By Roland Hutchinson
It looks like LG are working on a new smart TV, although it would appear that LG are looking for an alternative to Google's TV software, and may be building a smart TV on HP's open webOS platform. Open webOS Professional Edition is a ...
Geeky Gadgets

PopCap signs connected TV deal | Games industry news | MCV
PopCap signs connected TV deal. Cross-platform games solution provider Antix Labs has been in operation for more than five years, but in some respects its 'share and play' gaming tech was ahead of its time. However, the UK firm has been ...
MCV: Home Stream

LG could launch a smart TV powered by Open webOS - Liliputing
By Brad Linder
Email. Now that HP has released an open source version of the webOS operating system, it's available for pretty much anyone to mold to fit their needs. So far that's mostly meant that we've seen independent developers port the operating ...
Liliputing

Samsung launches ES9000 75-inch Smart TV in India | Technoholik ...
By Swapnil Kale
Samsung has recently launched the ES9000 75-inch Smart TV in the Indian market - this massive home entertainment display is priced at Rs. 7,50,000. This enormous 75-inch screen is based on Samsung's proprietary Smart TV platform, ...
Technoholik

Reminder: Register Early For Dec. 5th VideoSchmooze and Win an ...
5th VideoSchmooze Online Video Leadership Forum in NYC will be entered to win an $850 Samsung 40 inch LED Smart TV, generously provided by NeuLion. The only qualifier is you must actually be in attendance when we do the drawing.
VideoNuze Analysis

Apple's Ecosystem is MORE than Digital Media - AAPL, LOGI ...
Apple's Ecosystem is MORE than Digital Media ... Customer loyalty goes up as consumers invest in accessories, as well as digital media for the iEcosystem.
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Nathan Newman: Will Google Fiber Convulse Local Telecom Markets?: "Google as Content Creator: Which puts in perspective another big announcement by Google this past week that it was adding 50 new original online television channels to its YouTube service on top of the 100 it introduced last year, an attempt by the company to produce long-form online video content to compete head-to-head with cable. If the company can shift viewers from traditional television watching to its own online channels, where the company controls all advertising, or to competing online video sites where the company is a major player through its online advertising arm, that would be a game changer in the television industry. In fact, a Nielsen study found in a 50-country survey that more people are now watching online video that preprogrammed television shows."

Smart TV needs more brains
Boston.com
So I'm reasonably happy with the 55-inch TV by LG Electronics that I've been testing recently. Perhaps I'd feel differently if I had to pay for the set, which carries a $3,600 base price, though you can find it elsewhere for a still steep $2,800. Still ...

In Depth: Streaming media in Windows 8: what you need to know
DABCC.com
Apple has AirPlay and Apple TV, which is fine if you're tied to the Apple ecosystem. Microsoft has Xbox 360, the best-selling console on the market month after month and Windows 8 ought to be able to build on that to make streaming music and video ...

Streaming Servers 2012: New Features, New Opportunities
StreamingMedia.com
During last week's Video Infrastructure Summit, held in conjunction with Streaming Media Europe, I had yet another opportunity to host an annual panel looking at the state of applications, including streaming servers and platforms. Representatives from ...

Changhong unveils new Smart TV in Indonesia
China Daily
JAKARTA - Changhong, one of China's leading electronics manufacturers, launched on Wednesday its newest Smart TV here, as it looks to boost its market share of the products in Indonesia. According to Changhong Indonesia, a series of the Smart TV ...

Samsung launches its ES9000 75-inch Smart TV in India, priced Rs. 7.5 lakhs
Gigjets (blog)
Samsung has recently launched the ES9000 75-inch Smart TV in the Indian market and this massive home entertainment device is priced at Rs. 750,000. This enormous 75-inch screen is based on Samsung's proprietary Smart TV platform, around the screen ...

Gigjets (blog)

#EngageNYC Hosts Summit on Digital Media in Government
NY Convergence
Recently, NYC Digital hosted its second annual Engage NYC: Digital Media in Government summit. The event took place at Google's headquarters in New York. Presentations covered topics like digital communications and the state of the digital city in ...

LG reportedly working on Open webOS-powered smart TV
The Verge
Google TV hasn't set the world alight despite LG's best efforts, and now it seems the Korean manufacturer may be pursuing other options. According to webOS Nation, Gram (the reborn incarnation of Palm) and LG are working together on a new smart TV ...

CMG Holdings Group, Inc. Provides Corporate Update
Sacramento Bee
MIAMI, Oct. 24, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- CMG Holdings Group, Inc. (CMGO) (OTCQB: CMGO)www.cmgholdingsinc.com, a full service marketing communications holding company operating across the sectors of digital media, alternative advertising, social ...

Samsung goes large with 75-inch smart TV
Daily News & Analysis
Samsung on Wednesday launched a 75-inch LED smart TV – the largest television available in India so far – as it looks to strengthen itself in a segment where it is currently the only player. The E-seriessmart TV also marks the debut of the Korean ...

Apple Unveils iPad Mini, Surprises with Fourth ... - Digital Media Wire
By Ned Sherman
San Jose, Calif. — Following months of speculation, Cupertino-based Apple on Tuesday unveiled a miniature version of its popular iPad tablet computer, to be known as the “iPad Mini,” as well as the surprise announcement of a ...
Digital Media Wire | connecting...

Journalism programs, student newspapers shift focus to digital media
Journalism programs, student newspapers shift focus to digital media · By Jordan Friedman. By Creatas. As journalism transitions into the digital age, Newsweek, a magazine dating back 80 years, announced this week that it will end its print ...
USA TODAY College

Who's Winning the YouTube War, Obama or Romney? | TechPresident
In the last month, from September 23 to October 23, Barack Obama's campaign has posted 256videos to its YouTube channel, garnering 22.4 million views, according to the video tracking service OneLoad.com (formerly part of TubeMogul).
TechPresident

Streaming media in Windows 8: what you need to know | News ...
Streaming media in Windows 8: what you need to know - SmartGlass, Play To ... 7 or 8 PC, Windows Store apps that use the Windows 8 Digital Media Receiver ...
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Digital Rapids Named to 2012 Streaming Media 100 List of Online Video ...
Broadcast Newsroom
The Streaming Media 100 list recognizes companies that have had a significant impact on the online video ecosystem, as deemed by a panel of 11 industry experts and Streaming Media editors. From an initial list of over 200 companies under consideration, ...

DigiDev (DIDG) Poised to Capitalize on Online Video Growth
TheOTCInvestor.com
How much online video do you watch? If you're like most Americans, you've probably already watched at least one online video before reading this article. In fact, comScore estimates that approximately 85.2% of U.S. Internet users watch online video ...

Adobe Touts "Project Primetime," Solution for Building Monetizing Online Video ...
Beet.TV
Adobe Touts "Project Primetime," Solution for Building Monetizing Online Video Audiences from Beet.TV. Like this? Watch the latest episode of Beet.TV on Blip! http://blip.tv/beettv/watch. AMSTERDAM ? Earlier this year, Adobe launched Project Primetime, ...

Telefónica Digital buys WebRTC and video chat expert Tokbox
GigaOM
Where to watch the 2012 third presidential debate live online 10/21/2012 · Does online video need to be local? This startup thinks so. 10/24/2012 · DS2DIO: Jon M. Chu builds YouTube a home for dance video 10/21/2012 · Netflix to miss 2012 U.S ...

GigaOM

Brightcove Exec: Facebook More Effective Than Twitter For Online Video ...
Beet.TV
TV that while it?s important "to be in the places that your audience is interested in finding you," Facebook is a much more effective platform than Twitter for online video publishers when it comes to driving views. This is especially true for brands ...

It's a Wrap! Online Video Brings Success for Ramsbottom Business
AboutMyArea
It's a Wrap! Online Video Brings Success for Ramsbottom Business. Author: Christine Smith, Published: 25th October 2012 17:41. Two Ramsbottom businesses, brought together by the Business Over Breakfast group, which meets fortnightly at The Lounge in ...

AboutMyArea

Research Finds B2B Marketers Increasing Investments in Online Video for ...
ReelSEO Online Video News
content marketing video usage 300x206 Research Finds B2B Marketers Increasing Investments in Online Video for Content Video, as a B2B marketing tool, ranked 6th in their usage graph behind case studies, blogs, newsletters, website articles and social ...

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