Posts Tagged ‘ Netflix ’

Cord-cutting Opens Doors For Internet Television Scams

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According to the Washington Post the six largest publicly traded U.S. cable and satellite-TV providers combined to lose about 580,000 customers in the second quarter, the biggest such decline in history, according to company and Bloomberg data. The economy is forcing customers to cancel their subscriptions in favor of online options such as Netflix Inc. and Hulu LLC. While cable executives dismiss the idea that subscribers are switching to “over the top” Internet competitors, the reason isn’t as important as the decision to stop paying for TV, said Craig Moffett, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein in New York....

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Netflix – New and Improved? Terms of Use

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Reading the Fine Print Netflix reserves the right, from time to time, with or without notice to you, to change these Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy and EULA, in our sole and absolute discretion. We reserve the right to terminate or restrict your use of our service, without notice, for any or no reason whatsoever. We reserve the right in our sole and absolute discretion to make changes from time to time and without notice in how we operate our service. Any description of how our service works should not be considered a representation or obligation with...

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Netflix Instant Picks :: Mad Men

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Mad Men :: Seasons 1-4 Available Until: July 27, 2016 Opening Titles The opening title sequence features credits superimposed over a graphic animation of a businessman falling from a height, surrounded by skyscrapers with reflections of period advertising posters and billboards, accompanied by a short edit of the instrumental, “A Beautiful Mine”, by RJD2. The businessman appears as a black-and-white silhouette. The titles pay homage to graphic designer Saul Bass’s skyscraper-filled opening titles for Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest (1959) and falling man movie poster for Vertigo (1958); Weiner has listed Hitchcock as a major influence on the visual...

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Roku 2 vs Apple TV : Winner Roku 2

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Roku has recently released a second generation streaming media hub that redesigns and redefines the entire device. Based on the overhaul, it looks like Roku has taken a page or two (or all) from Apple’s second generation streaming media hub. Roku 2 is smaller, lighter and easier to set up. It offers up to 1080p and offers digital audio over HDMI. Sound familiar? It is practically the same make-over that Apple gave its redheaded stepchild, Apple TV, in 2010. While they are two different hubs, offering different services, there is no denying that Roku is doing what they can...

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Blockbuster Wants Unhappy Netflix Subscribers to Switch – But is it a Good Idea?

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Blockbuster began rescuing upset Netflix customers by launching a limited time, nationwide promotion for all Netflix customers who switch to Blockbuster Total Access™. Blockbuster Total Access provides benefits Netflix doesn’t offer: availability of many new releases 28 days before Netflix; unlimited in-store exchanges; games for XBOX 360®, Playstation3™, and Nintendo Wii™, and no additional charge for Blu-ray™ movies. As part of Blockbuster’s ongoing efforts to provide the ultimate in convenience, choice and value, Netflix customers who switch to one of Blockbuster’s two most popular Total Access plans will receive a 30-day free trial. After the free trial, customers will continue...

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