HUFFPOST TECH
Where technology is anthropology.
Gina Keating on Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings.
‘Netflixed,’ Book By Gina Keating, Describes CEO Reed Hastings As A Nasty Boss
we spent the weekend watching movies on Netflix and Vudu on Boxee on our mac mini
Will the Next Internet Revolution Be Televised? - EconMatters - - Forbes (via adamiss)
Netflix Faces New Competition in Streaming
Even though Netflix’s arch rival Blockbuster has filed for bankruptcy protection, the victory lap will have to wait. The company that filled American mailboxes with red envelopes containing DVDs is already fighting the next war.
Netflix’s competition with Blockbuster is an artifact of another age — the DVD era. The main battlefront has shifted online, where consumers are streaming movies and television. Netflix faces a number of well-financed and innovative companies like Apple, Amazon and Google, as well as the cable TV providers. This time the war will not be won by the company that perfects the logistics of moving DVDs, but by whoever can best negotiate with Hollywood studios.
“They are fighting a much different battle than Blockbuster,” said Jim Lanzone, the chief executive of Clicker, an online television guide. “Today’s war is for Internet television, and Blockbuster was never really relevant to Internet television.”
» via The New York Times
