Tag Archives : Netflix

Netflix has launched its Movies and TV shows service in Latin America. In a blog post to announce the service, Netflix stated: Starting today, people throughout Latin America and the [...]

Facebook will launch its music platform at next month’s f8 developers’conference. Facebook’s f8 conference will take place in San Francisco on September 22. Facebook will be partnering with the likes [...]

Pushbutton have announced today that Amazon.com have acquired Push Button Holdings Ltd, a UK company that develops interactive apps for connected TVs. “Pushbutton has a strong reputation for delivering amazing [...]

LinkedIn has launched its “Apply with LinkedIn” plugin allow job candidates to apply for available positions using their LinkedIn profiles as resumes. LinkedIn wants to make it easy for you [...]

Would you pay $50 a month to watch unlimited movies in theaters? MoviePass thinks so. MoviePass is a new service which will allow subscribers to watch an unlimited number of [...]

500 Startups has released the list of the second group of companies in its incubator program, the 500 Startups Accelerator. As part of the announcement, 500 Startups said three of [...]

Rent the Runway, an online destination for dress, accessory and bridesmaid dress rentals, has raised $15 million in venture capital from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB). At only eighteen [...]

Today, Youtube started adding around 3,000 new movie titles for rent available to users in the U.S that will be accompanied by reviews and behind-the-scenes movie extras. Whether it’s short [...]

Through Zediva, you can pick the DVD you want to rent when you want and watch it on any device you want, anywhere you are. Zediva lets you watch top [...]

Foursquare as of now can tell everyone what you’re currently doing, but there’s no mechanism yet for planning something to do or for getting a recommendation for something to do. [...]

OutBrain has secured $11 million funding for a content recommendation engine that steers web readers to other stories within the site or to other sites that are relevant to the [...]

LOVEFILM was established six years ago in the UK. The company has since grown tobe likened to Netflix of the US. The site has become a leading European film subscription [...]

Too many remotes? A slow, clunky program guide? Can’t find the show you want to watch? Have to go to your computer to tell your friends what you’re watching? The [...]

Online TV is like cable, only with a much bigger selection of programs at your fingertips. It is tipped to be the next big thing with innovators signing deals with content providers. Entertainment and technology companies are exploring new online services that would offer film and TV content for the huge online market. Netflix has been a dorminant force in this industry with its streaming service. In 2011 venture capital firms will support unique startups with brilliant and innovative models that can rival netflix.

Most startups plan to be acquired by Google, Apple , Microsoft, or a big technology company as an exit strategy. Sometimes it works out the way the way the startup [...]