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Binge-watching detracts from TV-viewing experience


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Valentine’s Day and the long weekend for President’s Day made last weekend perfect for bingeing. No, I don’t mean the type of bingeing where you drown your loneliness and sorrow in a box of chocolate; I mean binge-watching “House of Cards.” The highly-anticipated second season of the political drama premiered in its entirety on Netflix […]

New streaming business model paves way


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When kids in the modern day want to kick back with their favorite television show after a long, hard day’s work, very few turn on their actual television sets. With the advent of Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go and dozens of other streaming sites, as well as the handy DVR and TiVo recording devices, the idea […]

Online streaming plays with originality


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Our generation has made it clear hundreds of times over that removing that pesky human element from every interaction possible — in the noble name of increased efficiency — is a number one priority. We approve of technology that enables us to do or watch what we want, when we want — business hours or […]

Netflix signs overseas streaming deal with MGM


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Netflix has penned a deal with production house MGM to stream the latter’s movies in UK and Ireland when it commences operations there in early 2012, the company announced Nov. 7. It will become the exclusive subscription streaming provider of MGM movies in the region. Netflix will be providing most first-run feature films within a […]

Bank of America abandons plan for debit card fee


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Bank of America announced Tuesday that it was dropping its plan to install a $5 monthly fee for using its debit cards after a month of outcry from customers. The backlash after BofA said in September it would start charging debit card holders the new fee included pledges to cancel accounts and move to credit […]

DreamWorks signs deal with Netflix


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On Sept. 26, DreamWorks Animation, which has produced animated classics such as the Madagascar and Shrek series, signed a deal with Netflix to promote its films and television specials. It is the first time a major Hollywood supplier has chosen Web streaming over pay television. According to some analyst estimates, the contract could earn the […]

Nothing’s looking up for Netflix


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It is no fun being Netflix these days. Its plans for new headquarters at Los Gatos hit a major road block after a residents’ group, Los Gatos Citizens for Responsible Development, filed a lawsuit against the town for approving the company’s five- and four-story buildings despite a stipulated town height of three stories. In addition, […]