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Comcast Misses Estimates, Time Warner Results Bolstered by Harry Potter
Comcast Corp., the nation's biggest cable television company, reported Wednesday a 5 percent profit increase in the third quarter, but fell short of Wall Street's earnings estimate by 6 cents per diluted share, its first miss since July 2008.
Netflix, Amazon sign content deals with Disney
Netflix and Amazon.com Inc unveiled content deals with Walt Disney Co on Monday, a sign of increased competition between the two companies in the video streaming business.
Netflix, Amazon Ink Streaming Deals with Disney-ABC Television
Netflix and Amazon signed their own deals with Disney-ABC Television to bring its shows to their online streaming services.
Netflix extends streaming deal for ABC content
Netflix said it has extended its license agreement with ABC Television Group, a division of Walt Disney Co, to continue to stream TV shows over the Internet.
Google TV Finally Gets Upgrade
Google TV has been out of the spotlight for quite some time, but there is finally word that the platform will be making a major upgrade to Android 3.1. Plus, Google is planning to shift focus to more content-discovery features in this upgrade.
Google Releases Update to Google TV: Is it Enough?
Internet giant Google Inc. has released an update to its Google TV service that should address some key issues hampering its smart TV platform.
Google TV: One Step Closer to Unified Media [VIDEO]
Google TV takes another step in unifying all types of media.
Redbox Raises Rates: Why Netflix Wins
Redbox raised its DVD for a day rate from $1 to $1.20. The twenty cent price hike is minimal, but it's actually put Netflix and Blockbuster back on top.
Redbox Mirrors Netflix, Raises Rental Rates
Video rental firm Redbox said it would raise its daily DVD rental rate by 20 cents to $1.20, citing higher operating costs, including an increase in debit card fees that went into effect Oct. 1. It also plans to have a streaming business plan in place by the end of the year.
Siri-Powered Apple Television Coming in 2013? Steve Jobs' Biography Cracks Secret
Near the end of his bestseller authorized biography, late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs hinted that work on building a full-fledged television set with a new interface was in full swing toward the end of his days. For years, Jobs had also reportedly been pushing engineers at Apple to develop a new interface for living room TVs.
Time Warner Cable profit misses, loses more video
Time Warner Cable Inc missed Wall Street forecasts, sending the cable company's shares down as much 10 percent, as it lost more video customers than expected and lost phone customers for the first time.
Amazon's Bezos Stares Down Wall Street Again
Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos is thumbing his nose at Wall Street again and some investors don't like it.
Warners stops selling movies to Blockbuster in dispute
Warner Bros. has stopped selling its new releases to Blockbuster in an attempt to force the chain to accept a 28-day rental window. Warners wants Blockbuster to wait that long before renting out DVDs or Blu-rays, the way Netflix and Redbox do.
Apple TV: Steve Jobs' Final Gift?
Biographer Walter Isaacson's book documenting Steve Jobs' life and works was published this Monday. In it, one little known fact has the tech world wondering about final project Jobs worked on before he died.
Scary Movies for Halloween 2011: 13 Underrated Horror Films [VIDEO]
As Oct. 31 gets closer, many Halloween movie lists end up churning out the same old films, movies that may be classics but have worn out both your fear factor and your DVD player. Here, count down our 13 best underrated horror films, from the original version of The Wicker Man to little known movies like May and werewolf film Ginger Snaps.
More challenges seen for Netflix, shares drop
Wall Street is losing confidence that Netflix Inc can quickly reverse subscriber defections and cover mounting costs with growth in streaming, pushing its shares to their largest one-day decline since 2004.
Option traders caught off guard by Netflix drop
Plenty of investors expected Netflix Inc shares to fall after the company reported third-quarter earnings -- but not 35 percent.
Netflix plummets on weak outlook, downgrades
Shares of one-time Wall Street darling Netflix Inc plunged 34 percent in heavy trading on Tuesday, a day after the battered movie rental company warned of more subscriber defections and mounting costs.
Apple TV Prototype Details: May be Available in Late 2012
An Apple TV prototype is supposedly already in the early stages of development in China and could be available for a late-2012 or early-2013 release date.
Wall Street Down on Europe Fears, Corporate Outlook
Stocks fell on Tuesday after discouraging corporate outlooks cast a pall over the economy's outlook, while fresh doubts arose about European efforts to find a solution to the debt crisis.
Wall St. down on Europe fears, corporate outlook
Stocks fell on Tuesday after discouraging corporate outlooks cast a pall over the economy's outlook, while fresh doubts arose about European efforts to find a solution to the debt crisis.
Wall St down on Europe fears, U.S. corporate outlook
Stocks fell on Tuesday after discouraging corporate outlooks cast a pall over the economy's outlook, while fresh doubts arose about European efforts to find a solution to the debt crisis.
Wall St. down on Europe debt concerns, profits
Stocks fell on Tuesday after discouraging corporate outlooks cast a pall over the economy's outlook, while fresh doubts arose about European efforts to find a solution to the debt crisis.
Netflix Shares Plunge Wipes Out $2 Billion in Value
Shares of entertainment provider Netflix plunged 35 percent after the company reported 810,000 subscribers had fled and expectations of a 2012 loss.
Wall St Down on Rising Concerns Over Europe
Stocks fell on Tuesday on news that a meeting by euro zone finance ministers was canceled, adding to doubts about the region's efforts to tackle its debt crisis.
Netflix Shares Plunge 35 Percent as Subscribers Flee
Shares of entertainment provider Netflix plunged 35 percent even before the market opened Tuesday after the company reported 810,000 subscribers had fled and said it expects to record a loss in 2012.
Pre-Market NASDAQ Movers (INVE, FTNT, SQNM, JASO, WIBC, NFLX, HWAY, ININ, HGSI, TQNT)
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Identive Group, Fortinet, Sequenom, JA Solar Holdings, and Wilshire Bancorp. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Netflix, Healthways, Interactive Intelligence Group, Human Genome Sciences, and TriQuint Semiconductor.
Stock Futures Gain on Strong Corporate Earnings
Stock index futures rose on Tuesday, supported by strong earnings from blue chip companies.
U.S. Stock Index Futures Mixed
Stock index futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.03 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.1 percent at 0925 GMT (5:25 a.m. EDT).
Post-Market NASDAQ Movers (FTNT, SLTM, AMTD, CATY, HOLX, NFLX, MNTA, SABA, UCTT, HWAY)
The top after-market NASDAQ stock market gainers are: Fortinet, Solta Medical, TD Ameritrade Holding, Cathay General Bancorp and Hologic, Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Netflix, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Saba Software, Ultra Clean Holdings and Healthways.


