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Thanks to HTML5, Streaming Movies on Netflix Might Suck Less
Netflix currently uses Microsoft’s Silverlight plugin to run its streams. It’s an inelegant solution that sometimes makes for subpar and bogged down streaming experiences. But Silverlight is possibly...
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New Netflix Family Plans: £8 for Four Simultaneous Streams
Oh, hey, Netflix is getting wise, finally. In its quarterly money-talking-numbers session, CEO Reed Hastings let out that Netflix is going to introduce a new $12 (£8-odd) per month plan for families...
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Lovefilm Launches ‘Next Generation App’/HD Streaming
A double-whammy from Lovefilm this morning: not only is there a new app rolling for all Lovefilm Instant devices, bringing a revamped UI and Watchlist functions, but HD streaming is finally being...
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This is the Single Biggest Problem With Every Streaming Service to Date
Streaming is all the rage. No one seems to want to own anything anymore when it comes to media, or is it that no one wants to sell it to you? Either way, streaming is where it’s at, whether it’s...
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Netflix: People Are Honest and We’re Killing the Torrenting Habit
The Chief Content Officer of streaming giant Netflix claims the modern trend for easily streaming legal content is impacting on the more hardcore Bittorrent scene, with pirate traffic dropping in...
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How Netflix Makes 3.14 Petabytes of Video Feel Like It’s All for You
There’s a great Netflix feature in Bloomberg Businessweek today, which details how the company delivers its enormous catalogue to 36 million customers without a hitch. It’s more than impressive maths —...
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Now You Can Watch Dumbo (and Other Disney Films) on Netflix
Craving a good dollop of Disney? Good, because Netflix has just landed a whole load of “exclusive” Disney movies, both classics and new stuff, for streaming in the UK. Included in the mix are Marvel...
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This Genius Netflix Flowchart Will Tell You Exactly What to Watch
The going gets tough on Netflix sometimes. Between the eight people sharing your account it’s just not clear who has been marathoning Grey’s Anatomy, and the recommendations are all over the place. How...
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First New Arrested Development Trailer: Thank You, Netflix
When news first broke nearly a year and a half ago that Netflix was resurrecting Arrested Development for a fourth season, the reception was joy followed by immediate apprehension. Could the...
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Netflix Just Made It Harder to Find Out When Movies Expire
Want to find out when Netflix will pull Godzilla so you don’t miss it? Too bad. Netflix just decided to stop providing that information through its API, so third-party services like...
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All The Recurring Jokes in Arrested Development Visualised
Watch enough Arrested Development—I mean, is there really such a thing as enough?—and you become party to a long and intricate series of recurring jokes. Now, you can feast your eyes on an interactive...
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A Staggering 40 Per Cent of Peak EU Internet Traffic Is Just Us Streaming...
The demand for “real time” streaming media is pushing ISPs like never before, with new stats claiming an average 40 per cent of all peak internet traffic in Europe is generated by demand for music and...
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People Still Pirated Arrested Development Because People Pirate
Even though it’s incredibly easy to watch the new revived season of Arrested Development—seriously, all you need is a Netflix account—a lot of people still pirated episodes of the revived show. In...
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Multiple User Profiles on the Same Account Coming to Netflix
If you share one Netflix account within your household—be it with friends, family or whoever else—chances are you all share different tastes. Soon, you won’t have to worry about getting a weird set of...
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Netflix Just Staked Out New Ground in Fight for Your Kids’ Eyeballs
Starting next year, Netflix will begin showing exclusive shows starring characters your children are already intimately familiar with. The collection will include nearly 300 hours of programming, and...
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The Netflix vs. LoveFilm vs. Now TV vs. Blinkbox Shoot-Out: Which One is...
Now that Tesco’s big investment in Blinkbox is finally paying off, ramped up its content and being pushed out to more devices, it’s time to have a look at what we can actually get from the PAYG-only...
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Netflix Finally Dumps Silverlight For HTML5
Those using the newly released Windows 8.1 Preview to stream Netflix titles are in for a treat, as the movie and TV site has dropped the requirement to use the Silverlight plugin to power its streams...
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Netflix Max: A New Recommendation Engine That Talks Back
Well, this is out of left field. Today Netflix is starting a rollout of its new recommendation system for PlayStation 3 owners called Max. He’ll help “you find something great to watch in a fun,...
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Netflix Might Give Us Another Season of Arrested Development
Though some people weren’t as fanatical about Netflix’s Season 4 of Arrested Development, I loved it (especially once it got rolling). So I’m ecstatic that Netflix is currently in talks to do another...
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You Won’t Believe How Much Netflix Crops Your Movies
Did you know that Netflix is cropping the hell out of movies? I didn’t. But even if you had noticed, it’s unlikely you realise just how bad it gets. A semi-new Tumblr called What Netflix Does has...
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