On Christmas Eve, Netflix experienced a widespread outage of its streaming services due to issues with Amazon Web Services. If you tried using Netflix that day, you may have noticed, though not everyone was affected (trust me, I did plenty …

Netflix had a lot to say at the recent AWS Re:invent conference. The company released its presentations on YouTube. The company takes on: embracing the cloud, its encoding transformation, architecture, Cassandra database optimization on AWS, data science with Elastic MapReduce, …

Some of the best news this week was when the VPPA was approved by the House. The 1988 bill desperately needed to be updated so that Netflix socialites could share their viewing history on social networks. Now the bill has …

Promised as a launch feature, Nintendo’s ambitious TVii service was delayed to some time in December. The promised day is now near, but you might want to temper your expectations before you get disappointed. Nintendo announced this morning that Nintendo …

Netflix is releasing new ISP rankings based on how well they stream Netflix, and it should surprise nobody that Google Fiber is the winner. Taking into account Netflix streams in November across multiple devices, Google Fiber bests the second-place ISP, …

Netflix announced over the weekend that hit FX comedy show It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is now available for streaming in the U.S. Members can now enjoy seasons 1-7 anytime they wish. Netflix content acquisition director Allie Goss writes ont …

Netflix and CEO Reed Hastings are in hot water with the Securities and Exchange Commission due to a series of Facebook posts that the SEC says may have violated Regulation Fair Disclosure. Earlier this summer, Hastings publicly posted some stats …

Today, Netflix and the Walt Disney company made a pretty huge announcement. Starting in 2016, the company will be the exclusive streamers of the first-run of Disney’s huge theatrical catalog – meaning films from Pixar, Marvel, and Walt Disney Animation …

Netflix has just inked a huge deal that will make it the exclusive source for some of the biggest movies around – Disney films. Netflix and the Walt Disney Company have announced a multi-year partnership that will bring new films …

Netflix and Sony today announced that the PlayStation 3 now has more people streaming Netflix content than any other device. The statistic take in to account all other game consoles and set-top boxes throughout the world. “PS3 is our largest …

At launch, the Wii U is missing many of its promised multimedia features. The much hyped Nintendo TVii will be MIA until December, and it seemed like all the other streaming services, except for Netflix, would be delayed as well. …

Netflix announced today that American Horror Story is now available for streaming in the U.S. That would be the first season, of course. “It’s Thanksgiving week, so what’s a blog post without giving thanks for certain things in your life?” …

Were you one of the lucky folks who picked up a Wii U yesterday? If so, you may have been disappointed to learn that Nintendo TVii was delayed until December. Along with TVii, a number of streaming services were also …

The game console is no longer just for games. Nintendo is finally starting to realize this, and created TVii to show that it’s not behind the curve in delivering unique entertainment options to consumers. It was originally slated to launch …

One of Netflix’s major forays into the original programming game just got its first trailer. House of Cards, the new show based on the British miniseries of the same name, comes to you courtesy Fight Club & The Social Network …

Hulu has just unveiled Hulu Kids, their new kid-friendly streaming section. It is now available online at hulu.com/kids and on the PS3. At launch, Hulu has included 43 kids shows inside the new section. All of the video housed inside …

Amazon Prime is a pretty good deal if you’re in it for the year’s worth of free shipping. The service has become much more than that, however, in the years since its inception. Now Amazon Prime throws in Amazon Instant …

Sons Of Anarchy Season 4 has finally made its way to Netflix Instant for your streaming pleasure (in the U.S.). This might have been more useful a couple months ago, as Season 5 premiered on September 11th, but better late …

Windows 8 is launching tonight at midnight. The few thousand people who upgrade this weekend will want something to do on their new Windows 8 PCs or tablets. Skype, Hulu Plus and Google will have Windows 8 apps available at …

Facebook’s not the only company reporting their Q3 earnings today, as Netflix just put out their quarterly summary. Revenue is $905 million, up from $889 million in Q2 2012 and up $83 million year-over-year. Their reported earnings per share were …

Netflix has just made good on a promise they made back in August to move into Scandinavia by year’s end. The company said that they would open up their streaming service to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland – and today …