Netflix & Miramax Looking to Ink a Stream Instantly Deal?By Jeff Baker - 03/26/2011 9:26:09 PM |

As you're sure to know there has been a ton of buzz circulating recently around the various digital distribution services on the market today. At the helm of this hype is Netflix who has been steadily adding more and more content to their online Stream Instantly service. For those not familiar with this service it ...
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Netflix Said to Be Testing New Stream Instantly Only Subscription PlansBy Jeff Baker - 10/26/2010 5:36:59 AM |

It's becoming increasingly harder to find a consumer that hasn't acquired content digitally in one form or another. In fact, it seems that just about every consumer is switching towards digital distribution thanks to the delivery methods ease of use and element on convienence. While there are several different routes you can go down to acquire your ...
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Content, Distribution or Discovery–Which Fuels Streaming?By Steve Anderson - 02/02/2010 2:20:51 AM |

So I read this article over at IPTV where they ask the question, what's "king"? Is it content, distribution or discovery? Discovery is something of a new element to the debate, and represents the "how" of the mix. While content serves as the "what" and distribution the "where", it's discovery that determines how the marketplace will ...
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YouTube’s Streaming Service Not Taken SeriouslyBy Steve Anderson - 02/01/2010 2:09:59 AM |

One of the great stories to emerge from Sundance was the story of the YouTube press conference. YouTube put on this big press conference to announce their streaming service by which they showed a half a dozen big-at-Sundance movies for a whopping four bucks a pop. And they got through their opening remarks, they were about ...
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Disney, Starz Deal Will Likely Hurt NetflixBy Steve Anderson - 01/18/2010 2:44:15 AM |

Bad day for Netflix, folks--early word coming out of the negotiations for the upcoming contract restructuring between Disney and Starz says bad things for Netflix, one way or the other. See, we told you last week about the Disney and Starz deal that allowed Starz to exhibit Disney titles, but Disney really didn't envision Starz taking ...
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