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E-Retail Customer Satisfaction Study Released

FORESEE U.S. HOLIDAY SATISFACTION OVER TIME

Customer experience analytics firm ForeSee today released the results of their annual Holiday E-Retail Satisfaction Index, showing that after seven years spent jockeying for first place in the Index, Amazon and Netflix are headed in divergent directions. Amazon climbed two points to score 88 on the study’s 100-point scale, registering the highest score from any retailer in 14 consecutive studies. Meanwhile, Netflix’s well-publicized blunders caused its customer satisfaction to plummet by seven points and 8% to 79. After years of being separated by a point or two, Amazon and Netflix, which are increasingly in direct competition as Amazon expands...

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Netflix News :: New Miramax Streaming Agreement

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Netflix and Miramax today announced a new multi-year digital licensing agreement that will bring a broad range of acclaimed Miramax films to Netflix members in the UK and Ireland. Beginning in early 2012, Miramax titles will be available for Netflix members to watch instantly in the UK and Ireland streamed over the Internet to connected TVs, tablets, game consoles, computers and mobile phones. Financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed. Netflix announced in October that it would launch its service in the UK and Ireland early in 2012. “Netflix is proud to be able to offer the...

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JAWSFEST: The Tribute August, 2012

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JAWSFEST™ The Tribute will take place August 9-11, 2012 and will explore how the making of JAWS© impacted the lives of those who came to Amity in 1974 and how the blockbuster film they created continues to impact fans and the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Preliminary event plans include: LIVING JAWS©: A series of lively and engaging discussions with cast, families, crew and locals on the making of JAWS©, including how the film has impacted lives and families in the 1970′s and beyond. JAWS © TRIBUTE: A multimedia tribute to Peter Benchley, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and members of cast and crew who have passed. JAWS © : MEMORIES FROM MARTHA’S VINEYARD: Presentations from Matt Taylor, author of...

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Local TV Sharing Agreements Mean Less Original Content

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Local TV News: Sharing Agreements Mean Less Original Content and Possible Monopoly Violations A content analysis of local TV news finds agreements between stations mean less original content and possible monopoly violations. The report was filed with FCC; its author,a professor at the University of Delaware, says the FCC needs to consider these agreements’ effects. The FCC is set to make decisions in 2011 about media ownership, during its quadrennial review. However, none of the studies the FCC commissioned for the review examine these agreements. Watching local TV news can lead to déjà vu. During the past decade, a...

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New Findings Television Habits as TV Goes Cross-Platform

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Horowitz Associates’ Multiplatform Content & Services 2011 study finds that over half (54%) of broadband Internet users watch TV content streamed or on an alternative platform weekly. Non-traditional viewing now accounts for 10.8 hours a month, or 7% of total viewing time, with 149.4 hours still dedicated to traditional TV. Compared to the average broadband Internet user, 18-34 year-olds spend substantially more time with TV content across all platforms. Incidence of non-traditional TV viewing is higher among young adult broadband Internet users, with three-quarters (74%) of 18-34 year-olds doing so weekly— accounting for 10% of their total viewing time....

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