Netflix’s recent decision to begin acquiring original content is beginning to look more and more prescient (or desperate). Hot on the heels of an announcement from Showtime that it will be withholding new episodes from several series, Starz has revealed that it will impose a 90-day delay on Netflix for its original shows, starting with the new drama Camelot.
Archive for March, 2011
Public Media Works (PMW) has been a small-time player in the kiosk movie rental business for some time. The company looks to be stepping up its game with a test launch of new kiosks in Southern California that offers paired Blu-ray rentals for 89 cents per disc.
Yesterday was a rough day for Netflix on several fronts.
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The streaming video giant had its website and Watch Instantly service crash for several hours last night, and also got some bad news from content licenser Showtime.
In a career spanning more than 30 years, billionaire investor Carl Icahn has seen his share of investments go south, but none have stung him harder than his stake in Blockbuster, he says. Icahn discusses the rise of Netflix and Redbox, as well as why Blockbuster was the worst investment of his career, in an article in the AprilĀ Harvard Business Review.
Here are the latest movies coming to Redbox this week (3/22/11):
Due Date, How Do You Know, All-Star Superman, Black Lightning, Les Miserables: 25th Anniversary, Siren, and The Tourist
Which movies will make your list this week?
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The video rental business is a litigious place these days, it seems. Closely following the news that Family Video is facing a class action lawsuit, Netflix has been slapped with one of its own, which alleges that the company is violating customer privacy.
It turns out the rumors earlier this week were true: Netflix is now in the original content business. The company has confirmed reports that it has acquired the first-run rights to a new political drama series starring Kevin Spacey, which will debut on Netflix late next year.