Netflix, Inc.
News and overview for Netflix, Inc.
Netflix, PlayStation 3 team on pics - Variety.com
Variety | 28 days 14 hours 42 minutes ago
PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year.
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Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 29 days 2 hours 42 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year.
Netflix turns in another strong quarter
Internet Retailer | 28 days 11 hours 44 minutes ago
Netflix turns in another strong quarter Netflix Inc. continues to fare well in a period when many Americans seem to be hunkering down at home and looking for reasonably priced entertainment. For the third quarter, Netflix, No. 18 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide reported another big gain in revenue and net income. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Netflix reported: A 24% increase in revenue year over year to $423.1 million from $341.2 million...
Technology Review: Netflix movie streaming coming to PlayStation 3
MIT Technology Review | 28 days 9 hours 10 minutes ago
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UPDATE 1-Netflix posts higher quarterly profit
Reuters | 32 days 9 hours 46 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Online DVD rental company Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday and raised its full-year forecast, citing continued strong subscriber growth.
Netflix videos coming to Sony PlayStation
American City Business Journals | 28 days 17 hours 6 minutes ago
Netflix Inc. said late Sunday that it will offer movies on Sony PlayStation 3 game consoles.
Netflix plans offering of $200M senior notes
Investor's Business Daily | 26 days 12 hours 32 minutes ago
LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) Netflix Inc. said Wednesday it plans an offering of $200 million senior unsecured notes due 2017.
Cisco: Set-Top Data Could Boost 'TV Everywhere'
Cable Digital News | 4 days 1 hour 27 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- With programmers looking to distribute content to consumers on the Web and mobile platforms through projects like "TV Everywhere," Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) says its looking to drive the sector by measuring how consumers are digesting video through set-top boxes and other devices.
Cable Digital News - Video - Cisco: Set-Top Data Could Boost 'TV Everywhere' - Telecom News Analysis
Light Reading | 4 days 14 hours 26 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- With programmers looking to distribute content to consumers on the Web and mobile platforms through projects like "TV Everywhere," Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) says it's looking to drive the sector by measuring how consumers are digesting video through set-top boxes and other devices.
Sony to show 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs' early on its Bravia TVs, Blu-ray players -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 15 days 14 hours 4 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a bid to sell living room electronics and spur buzz for "Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs," Sony Corp. is offering the movie for free to U.S. buyers of its Internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players starting Monday.
Chip retreat offsets Amazon, Netflix rally
Investor's Business Daily | 31 days 14 hours 48 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A rally in the technology sector fizzled Friday as falling chip stocks offset robust gains in shares of Amazon.com, Netflix Inc. and Microsoft Corp., whose upbeat results kicked off a positive open.
Bay Biz Buzz: Netflix shares jump on earnings
Oakland Tribune (Calif.), The | 31 days 13 hours 34 minutes ago
Los Gatosbased Netflix Inc., the largest U.S. mail order movierental service, rose as much as 16 percent after raising its fullyear sales and earnings forecast
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BusinessWeek | 28 days 15 hours 2 minutes ago
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On the Call: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings
Seattle Times, The | 32 days 6 hours 29 minutes ago
Most of Netflix Inc.'s 11.1 million subscribers still get at least one DVD through the mail each month, but a growing number are spending more time watching an Internet streaming service that the company introduced in 2007.
On the Call: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings - Technology - MiamiHerald.com
Miami Herald, The | 32 days 6 hours 19 minutes ago
Most of Netflix Inc.'s 11.1 million subscribers still get at least one DVD through the mail each month, but a growing number are spending more time watching an Internet streaming service that the company introduced in 2007.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Netflix, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Music, Video, Book & Entertainment Retail |
| Website: | http://www.netflix.com |
In a blend of technologies from multiple eras, Netflix steers couch potatoes away from the video store and straight to the mailbox. Its Web site (Netflix.com) offers DVD rentals (100,000-plus titles) to more than 10 million subscribers for a monthly fee. The movies are delivered to customers the old-fashioned way: through the US Postal Service. Netflix does not charge late fees or have due dates, and the company's service employs user ratings to predict individual preferences and make movie recommendations. Netflix has a network of distribution centers in major US cities. An agreement with TiVo allows TiVo customers with its latest DVR models to tap an online Netflix library of some 12,000 movies and TV shows.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,364.7 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 13.2 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 83 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 24.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 1,644 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -38.4 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
