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'Firefly' Reunion Nixed?: Netflix Head Shoots Down Revival Rumors

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:06:50 +0000

Particularly given the recent boom of cancelled TV series returning from the grave, from 'Arrested Development's Netflix revival to the 'Veronica Mars' Kickstarter movie, even 'Heroes' apparent revival at the hands of MSN, more and more fans have rallied to return their favorite series to live. Joss Whedon's cancelled cult FOX series 'Firefly' has long led the charge, but Netflix chief Ted Sarandos doesn't believe the fan-favorite series has a future. Find out why inside!

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'Arrested Development' Season 4: 'The Office's John Krasinski to Guest!

Kevin Fitzpatrick — Wed, 01 May 2013 03:04:43 +0000

NBC's beloved long-running comedy 'The Office' may take its final bow on May 16, but series star John Krasinski is already bouncing back with his first post-Dunder-Mifflin gig. A mere 10 days after 'The Office' series finale, Krasinski will appear in one of the 15 new 'Arrested Development' episodes premiering on Netflix! So just who has the former Jim Halpert signed on to portray this time? Find out inside!

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Man with Netflix Tattoo Gets Free Streaming for a Year and Terrible Tattoo Forever

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:40:00 +0000

Oh, the lengths people will go to see movies for free.

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How Do You Watch Movies? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:12:10 +0000

It is assumed that streaming video will eventually be the death knell of the DVD and Blu-ray industries. But could the easy-to-use technology also be cutting into movie box office profits?

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Netflix Loses 800K Subscribers in Third Quarter

Kathy Landin — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:06:22 +0000

Netflix, the one-time master of customer service, just can’t seem to get it right anymore. On Monday, the video rental giant revealed in its third quarter report that it has lost about 800,000 subscribers since June, and the company expects to lose more in the coming months.

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Netflix Scraps Idea for Qwikster DVD-by-Mail Service

Shauna Wright — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:02:21 +0000

Netflix has been doing so much backpedaling lately, it’s surprising the company hasn’t adopted a bicycle for its logo.

In the most recent reversal, Netflix announced Monday that it’s scrapping a plan to split its streaming and DVD-by-mail services into two different companies and would instead keep both under the Netflix name. The abandoned idea would’ve seen the mailed DVD service take on the name Qwikster, with a separate website and separate billing.

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Netflix May Have to Pay $100,000 for Qwikster Twitter Account

Shauna Wright — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:34:55 +0000

Chances are good at least one “d’oh!” was uttered in at least one Netflix conference room Tuesday morning.

It seems the company, which on Monday announced it would split up its service and rebrand the DVD-delivery side Qwikster, neglected to lock up the name on Twitter. Now Jason Castillo, who’s owned the @Qwikster name on the microblogging service since April, wants money — big money — to hand it over.

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Netflix CEO Apologizes for Rate Increase, Announces Company Will Split Into Two Divisions

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:10:51 +0000

In the wake of unpopular rate increases that caused customers to cancel subscriptions in droves and resulted in the company stock nosediving, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings apologized in a blog post on Sunday.

“I messed up,” he said. “I owe everyone an explanation … In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.”

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