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Netflix Killing Qwikster Plan: A Move to Stop Declining Number of Users
Netflix could have saved itself from seeing a steep drop in its subscriber base, by dropping the plan of launching a separate Web site for its DVD-by-mail services.
Netflix Abandons Qwikster DVD Split plans
Netflix has said that it would abandon its plan to separate its DVDs-by-mail business from its online streaming service.
Netflix CEO Hastings ends Qwikster before it starts
Netflix Inc Chief Executive Reed Hastings canceled plans to split his company's DVD rental business into a new website after subscriber outrage, but the company's shares still fell on investor concerns about price increases and content costs.
Netflix Shares Lose 5 Percent After Latest Flip-flop
Shares of Netflix fell nearly 5 percent Monday after the company abandoned plans for its Qwikster DVD service even before launch, marking yet another zigzag in its complex and unpopular strategy.
DVDs stay on Netflix website, Qwikster name dropped
Netflix Inc reversed an unpopular decision to put its DVD video rental business on a separate website and rename it Qwikster, saying both DVD and online streaming services will stay on the same website.
Netflix Blinks: Abandons Separate Qwikster Service
Less than a month after renaming its physical DVD service Qwikster and separating it from the core Netflix brand, Netflix has reversed course, announcing that both the streaming and DVD services will operate from the Netflix website.
Netflix reverses unpopular Qwikster DVD plan
Netflix Inc Chief Executive Reed Hastings reversed an unpopular decision to separate his company's DVD rental business and online video streaming service, sending the stock up 7 percent in early trading.
Netflix drops unpopular Qwikster DVD plan
Netflix Inc Chief Executive Reed Hastings reversed an unpopular decision to separate his company's DVD rental business and online video streaming service, sending the stock up 7 percent in early trading.
Netflix Still Bashed After Killing Qwikster: Are Customers Too Harsh?
On Monday, Netflix announced that it is killing Qwikster.
DVDs stay on Netflix website, Qwikster name gone
Netflix Inc Chief Executive Reed Hastings reversed an unpopular decision to separate his company's DVD rental business and online video streaming service, sending the stock up 10 percent in premarket trading.
Netflix Abandons ‘Qwikster’ Even Before Launch
It is clear for many of our members two Web sites would make things more difficult, CEO Reed Hastings posted on a blog overnight. So we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs.
Netflix Qwikster Saga: Company Abandons Plans for Qwikster
The problems and confusion for Netflix keep coming. Just weeks after the streaming video and DVD-by-mail company said it would spin off its DVD business into a new company called Qwikster Netflix has changed its mind. Netflix said Monday morning it has decided to keep its DVD-by-mail and online streaming services together under one company name and one Web site -- Netflix.
Netflix Strikes Agreement with AMC forZzombie Dhow
Netflix and AMC Networks Inc have signed a new licensing agreement that gives the popular streaming video service exclusive rights in the United States and Canada to the hit show The Walking Dead.
Netflix strikes agreement with AMC for zombie show
Netflix and AMC Networks Inc have signed a new licensing agreement that gives the popular streaming video service exclusive rights in the United States and Canada to the hit show The Walking Dead.
Netflix strikes expanded agreement with AMC
Netflix and AMC Networks Inc have signed an expanded licensing agreement that gives the popular streaming video service exclusive rights in the United States and Canada to the hit show The Walking Dead.
New Xbox Live TV Trailer: Transforming the Console Experience [VIDEO]
Microsoft has released a trailer highlighting the perks of the Xbox's latest transformation from a games console into a full- fledged multimedia venture that's brings cable television to the 360 console.
Microsoft Reaches 40 Content Deals for Xbox
Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) has struck more than 40 deals with TV and entertainment companies, making it possible for owners of its Xbox gaming console who are also paying cable subscribers to watch live television through the devices.
Microsoft Brings Cable TV to Xbox 360 Console
Microsoft is getting ready to transform the Xbox gaming experience into a full- fledged multimedia venture by bringing cable television to its 360 console during the holidays.
Pre-Market NASDAQ Movers (SPWRB, SODA, YHOO, NFLX, ERIC, HGSI, SVNT, ATPG, CENX, JDSU)
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: SunPower, SodaStream International, Yahoo, Netflix, and LM Ericsson Telephone. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Human Genome Sciences, Savient Pharmaceuticals, ATP Oil & Gas, Century Aluminum, and JDS Uniphase.
'Arrested Development' Coming With New Episodes, Film
After years of rumors, the arrival Arrested Development film has now been revealed by producer of the Emmy Award-wining comedy series, Mitchell Hurwitz.
‘Arrested Development’ New Season: 5 Things to Know
The Bluth family is making a comeback.
Bluth Family of ‘Arrested Development’ Returning With New Episodes and a Movie
Fans who haven't heard from the Bluth family of Arrested Development - an American sit-com - fame since 2006, will not have to wait much longer. The producers of the critically-acclaimed series, which was created by Mitchell Hurwitz, have announced that the show will return with a mini-season in the early part of 2013, consisting of nine or ten episodes, to be followed by a full-length feature film.
New Hulu bids due, but sale probability wanes
Second-round bids for the streaming start-up Hulu are due this week, but a sale looks less and less likely as the owners debate demands for conditions around the bids, according to individuals knowledgeable about the auction.
Awful Quarter for Wall St May be Only the Beginning
This past quarter was miserable for bullish U.S. stock investors. The bad news is, things may get worse before they get better.
Kindle Fire: A Tablet, Not an iPad, But a New Content Platform for the Handheld Market
Now that the wraps are off, Amazon's Kindle Fire is an aggressive play into Apple's iPad market.
Bank of America's Debit Card Fiasco: Where Do the Mistakes End?
Bank of America will begin charging a $5 monthly fee at the start of next year for customers who make debit card purchases.
Microsoft Xbox Live TV Service on the Way?
Microsoft is rumored to bring a pay television service through Xbox Live as early as next week.
Stocks Up After Explosive Day Fueled by Eurozone Optimism
Stocks mostly rose in a volatile session on Thursday as stronger-than-expected economic data and German approval of a beefed-up Eurozone crisis fund relieved two of the worst fears hanging over the market.
Netflix Shares Fall as Competition Heats Up
Netflix Inc. shares slumped 11 percent on Thursday as competitors made moves to attract more customers with alternative options for movie and television content.
Data lifts Wall Street, Internet shares weigh
The Dow and S&P 500 rose on Thursday on stronger-than-expected economic data and German lawmakers' approval to strengthen the euro zone's crisis fund, while big-cap Internet shares dragged on the Nasdaq.


