“Let’s do something fun!” Bill Nye says at the start of a trailer for his new series, “Bill Nye Saves the World,” which will debut on Netflix on April 21.… Read More
Netflix marked a decade since the launch of its streaming service by adding more than 7 million new members globally in the December quarter, eclipsing its forecast of 5.2 million… Read More
The latest projects from Hollywood icons Martin Scorsese and Jerry Seinfeld will find homes on Amazon Video and Netflix. Today, Amazon announced its acquisition of Grateful Dead docuseries “Long Strange… Read More
In an appeal to binge-watchers everywhere, Greenpeace is using favorite Netflix characters to call out the streaming giant for its dependence on unrenewable energy. In a new video, parodying Netflix ads, Greenpeace… Read More
Millennials seem to have an emotional attachment to the smiling cardboard boxes which bring them stuff, at least according to a new study, which ranked Amazon as the second most… Read More
AT&T launched its new streaming service DirecTV Now last month, but it appears to still be working out some of the kinks in the system. DirecTV Now subscribers have been… Read More
It may have seemed like the only thing anyone cared about — or pretended to care less about — in 2016 was the presidential campaign and election. But an analysis… Read More
Amazon Prime Video is now available in more countries than Netflix. The Seattle tech titan announced today that it will expand its video service to 200 countries globally. Prime Video… Read More
Amazon bested top competitor Netflix in Golden Globe nominations for the first time this year. The two streaming services would have tied with six nominations each but Amazon’s “Manchester by… Read More
Howard Schultz will be replaced as Starbucks CEO by longtime technology executive Kevin Johnson, a veteran of Microsoft and other tech companies. We discuss the implications of that change — and… Read More
Amazon’s claim to the streaming throne may have just gotten a little stronger. The Seattle retail giant this morning announced the ability for Prime members to add premium channels HBO… Read More
Binging your favorite shows just got a lot easier. Netflix this morning announced the much-anticipated ability to download shows and movies for viewing offline. In a blog post Wednesday morning,… Read More
AT&T and DirecTV pulled the lid off their new streaming service Monday: DirecTV Now. The service is aimed at cord cutters and people who either can’t afford cable television or… Read More
“Netflix, play House of Cards.” Starting next week, that voice command will allow Comcast customers to stream Netflix content on their X1 set-top boxes. Netflix will be integrated into the… Read More
Seattle billionaire Paul Allen’s ongoing efforts to shed light on the plight of African elephants comes to Netflix on Friday as the new documentary film “The Ivory Game” will premiere… Read More
(Warning: This post contains spoilers from season one of Stranger Things. If you haven’t watched it, proceed at your own peril). If you — like anyone with discerning taste and… Read More
When Amazon introduced a monthly subscription plan for its Prime program as an alternative to the $99 annual fee earlier this year, the retail giant bet that the new option would open Prime up… Read More
Netflix doesn’t appear to be too worried about Amazon. In the company’s quarterly letter to shareholders posted today, it acknowledged that Amazon is becoming a global force in the streaming market though research data shows… Read More
Netflix rebounded from one of its worst quarters in years, posting better-than-expected subscriber growth and revenue in the third quarter Monday. The streaming giant added 370,000 subscribers in the U.S. and… Read More
Amazon and Netflix are not only challenging each other for online streaming dominance, they are going after major networks by upping spending on original shows. A new study by IHS… Read More
Fans of true crime television who couldn’t get enough of the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer” or ESPN’s “O.J.: Made in America,” have a new Netflix documentary to watch… Read More
Bill Nye, the outspoken scientist, author and TV personality who introduced a generation of viewers to science, is getting his own show on Netflix in which he’ll just try to… Read More
Amazon plans to double down on video content. After the company beat Wall Street’s expectations for its second quarter earnings report, Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky told reporters that Amazon will double its video… Read More
Netflix blamed a rough second quarter earnings report on churn — or member cancellations related to previously-announced price increases — that could persist over the next few quarters but shouldn’t be a… Read More
Netflix reported its weakest subscriber growth in two years, causing its stock to drop more than 15 percent in after-hours trading. The company said today in a letter to investors… Read More
Netflix and CBS Studios International just inked a deal for the new “Star Trek” series that boldly goes where no television program has gone before. Under the agreement, Netflix will distribute… Read More
It’d be great to download a full season of “The Americans” to watch on a long international flight, but most phones and tablets just don’t have enough storage. Amazon has come up… Read More
Twitter is in talks with the NBA, MLS and Turner Broadcasting about streaming rights for sports content, according to a report by Recode. Potential deals could include streaming entire games — similar… Read More
Are Comcast and Netflix burying the hatchet? After years of squabbling, the two companies reached a landmark agreement to allow the Netflix app to appear on Comcast’s X1 platform, Recode reports.… Read More
Score one for Amazon in the race to own the competitive children’s video streaming market. Amazon announced this morning it has signed a multi-year exclusive deal to stream many PBS Kids programs… Read More