Question of the Week: What's Your Favorite Way to Watch Movies?
Netflix is on top of the video world now, at least as far as the stock market is concerned. But is it your pick for flicks? How do you stream, rent, or otherwise watch video?
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5 Things that Will Move the Market This Week
Among the things sure to help shape the week ahead on Wall Street, Visa will tell us whether we've been choosing plastic over paper; Disney will tell us how much magic it has in its financials; and Panera and Chipotle will serve up their quarterly results.
Wall Street Watch: Icahn Streams Into Netflix, Buys a 10% Stake
Carl Icahn is making a move on Netflix. The infamous activist investor and corporate raider has taken a nearly 10% stake in the DVD rental and video streaming giant, which means he must see a way to make a profit on its recent troubles. So does Icahn have a buyer in mind?
Netflix Earnings: Expect Those Disks to Keep on Skipping
Netflix shares were hammered on Wednesday after it posted weak domestic subscriber growth and dialed back its forecast. Many will argue that there's nothing wrong with where it is now, but there are real problems and real volatility driving the plot at the leading premium video service.
Netflix Goes Full Stream Ahead With a Scandinavian Invasion
Netflix has identified its next foreign market. The popular video service revealed on Wednesday morning that it will roll out its premium streaming platform through Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland later this year.
Nice Earnings Report, Netflix: So Why Is Your Stock Taking a Dive?
Based on Netflix's quarterly report Tuesday, you'd expect investors to be happy: Revenue climbed nearly 13% to hit Wall Street's predictions, profits beat targets, and new streaming accounts were soaring. So how come the market gave a thumbs down to its stock?
Sirius Shows How to Play a Price Hike Without Getting the Blues
Sirius XM Radio raised its prices in January and totally got away with it. Last summer, Netflix tried it and got burned. So what did the satellite radio giant do smarter than the streaming video king?
Why Netflix Will Never Be Great Again
There were a few positives in Netflix's quarterly report Tuesday, but the stock fell 14% thanks in part to mixed results and uninspiring guidance. But the real reasons investors fled are more complex -- and disturbing.
7 Things We Learned From Netflix's Quarterly Report
Netflix posted reasonable results Monday, but the video service giant's stock took a big hit due to weak revenue guidance. Concerns about Netflix may be valid, but let's look more deeply at what it revealed in its quarterly report.
Best Practices: 3 Moves That Could Turn Best Buy Around
Best Buy is suffering from falling sales, and it needs a new CEO, but it's not dead yet. Thinking outside the big box, there are ways to get the consumer electronics retailer back on track.
For Netflix Streamers, the Starz Go Dark on Thursday
Don't be surprised if Netflix subscribers are on cinematic binges right now. Many of the most popular movies available via its streaming service will be going away on Thursday when its deal with Starz expires and roughly 1,000 movies go offline.
5 Things You Need to Know About Netflix Right Now
Netflix impressed skeptical investors with better-than-expected results on Wednesday night. If you want to know why the stock rallied on the news but you don't want to get your hands dirty by scouring the report, here are your answers.
Apologetic Netflix Gives Holiday Gift to DVD Watchers
Netflix wants to thank you for your loyalty. The beleaguered video rental giant is offering subscribers to its DVD plans an extra disc this month. No catch, no bait and switch: Just a straight good will gesture after a year of missteps.
Blockbuster Express Price Hike Hits Home for DVD Renters
Recession-weary Americans trying to save on home entertainment just took another punch in their DVD slots. Blockbuster Express just became the third major distributor to increase its video prices recently -- doubling the fee to rent its semi-new releases to $2 as of Tuesday.
Is Redbox Dumber Than Netflix?
The buck stops here at Redbox. Renting a DVD from one of the disc-spewing kiosks will now set you back $1.20 a night, up from the round $1 price point that Redbox parent Coinstar has promoted for years. It's the wrong move at the wrong time, and the sad clincher is that it's not even necessary.
Can Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Bounce Back?
If Netflix's poorly received rate hike and Qwikster fiasco didn't leave you questioning CEO Reed Hastings' ability to lead the video buffet operator, Monday night's quarterly report should do the trick. But it'll take more than strategic missteps and fumbled apologies to send the CEO packing.
Starz Falls Out With Netflix: Who Will Take Advantage?
The Netflix Goliath was seriously weakened this week when Starz said it will pull its content from the company's streaming feed in February: Is it time for the industry Davids such as Redbox, Blockbuster and Amazon to pull out their slingshots?
Blockbuster's Future is Up for Auction
Blockbuster on Monday kicked off the confidential auction process that will decide its future. Billionaire Carl Icahn and others have bid for the troubled video-rental chain.
Disney Raises DVD Prices for Rental Giants Netflix, Redbox
Walt Disney is increasing the wholesale prices it charges for DVDs to movies-by-mail leader Netflix and movie-rental kiosk operator Redbox. Disney is looking to benefit further from being the only major studio to sell DVDs to the companies for rental the day they go on sale to the public.
First-Run Movies at Home -- for $20,000
That's the price tag for a Prima Cinema system that'll let you watch the latest releases at home from day one. The cost is sure to keep the market small, for now at least. The promise is that this is just the first step to more widespread at-home distribution.
Coinstar 2Q Profit, 2011 Sales Forecast Beat Estimates on Redbox Success
Coinstar, the parent of Redbox self-service DVD-rental machines, said second-quarter profit fell less than analysts expected and that forecast 2011 sales would exceed analysts' estimates.
Why Blockbuster Went Bust While Netflix Flourished
It's easy to blame Blockbuster's collapse, which culminated Thursday in a voluntary Chapter 11 filing, on the rise of streaming Internet video and kiosk rental options. But Netflix faced the same threats and it's thriving. So what did Netflix do smarter than its bankrupt rival?
