Read more movie rentals stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15836/movie-rentals.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:17:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65938/netflix-is-for-blobby-people.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLike 10.6 million Americans, Time film critic Richard Corliss has a subscription to Netflix, which sends everything from Bollywood megamusicals to BBC miniseries to his mailbox. "No question," Corliss admits, "Netflix serves a need"—it's super cheap and stocked with titles. But the DVD delivery service has killed off...http://www.newser.com/story/65938/netflix-is-for-blobby-people.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Aug 2009 7:30:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49241/time-to-give-netflix-its-dot-com-due.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite plenty of naysayers, Netflix boasts success like few other dot-coms, Chris O’Brien writes in the San Jose Mercury News . The movie-rental service reported record earnings despite the recession, “a neat trick that eBay and Yahoo could only dream of emulating.” Netflix’s innovative distribution system, inventory management, and prescient web-to-TV...http://www.newser.com/story/49241/time-to-give-netflix-its-dot-com-due.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 16:47:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/35031/netflix-deliveries-back-on-track-after-outage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNetflix deliveries were returning to normal yesterday after a computer glitch caused a 3-day disruption, Reuters reports. The company plans to offer a 15% credit to the millions of movie lovers affected by the glitch, whose cause is still a mystery. The outage, the worst in Netflix history, is believed...http://www.newser.com/story/35031/netflix-deliveries-back-on-track-after-outage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 16 Aug 2008 6:32:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/19677/hollywood-shouldnt-fear-the-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHollywood is ignoring the public's desire to download films at its own peril, the Economist reports. It's no surprise that studios are sticking to their business model, especially with huge DVD profits, but the industry could reap fine earnings from downloads. Meanwhile, pirate sites like the surprisingly spiffy ZML.com...http://www.newser.com/story/19677/hollywood-shouldnt-fear-the-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Feb 2008 21:42:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/19687/rewind-spins-out-of-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Jack Black comedy Be Kind Rewind isn't predictable, but at times it's not coherent either, critics say. The film—about a guy who inadvertently erases a video store's VHS inventory, then, using a camcorder, re-creates popular movies for the store to rent—"never stops experimenting, even when the experimentation...http://www.newser.com/story/19687/rewind-spins-out-of-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Feb 2008 8:13:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18776/netflix-goes-blue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Netflix DVD rental service has decided to go exclusively with Blu-Ray as its hi-def format for customers, rather than HD DVD. By the end of the year, Netflix will no longer offer HD DVDs, reports CNET. The service made the decision based on the momentum towards Blu-Ray by Hollywood...http://www.newser.com/story/18776/netflix-goes-blue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Feb 2008 17:36:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/18264/apple-boosts-memory-on-hot-gadgets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple released new iPhone and iPod Touch models today that cost $100 more than their predecessors and have double the memory. The new iPhone boasts 16GB of memory, and the new iPod Touch has 32GB; each costs $499. "For some users, there's never enough memory," an Apple VP told the...http://www.newser.com/story/18264/apple-boosts-memory-on-hot-gadgets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 Feb 2008 15:55:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/15076/apple-wants-slice-of-movie-rental-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple is getting ready to formally announce the launch of its online movie rental business, the AP reports. Fox is already on board, as the FT reported yesterday, and other studios are expected to follow in making their movies available for rent through iTunes. Apple's also planning a widespread licensing...http://www.newser.com/story/15076/apple-wants-slice-of-movie-rental-biz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Dec 2007 23:53:05 CST