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  • Netflix shares down 14 per cent

    Netflix's subscriber growth fell short of Wall Street expectations on Monday, sending shares of the normally high-flying stock down 14 percent on fears that the company's expansion is slowing.

    Written by Reuters17 July 18 09:28
  • Netflix hits US$100 billion market cap

    ​Netflix snagged 8.33 million new streaming customers in the final quarter of last year - 2 million more than Wall Street expected - as the pioneering online video service kept pouring money into programming in a race to dominate internet television around the world.

    Written by Reuters23 Jan. 18 09:15
  • The Takeaway: Tech bubble redux?

    The last time a tech bubble burst, markets fell, start-ups failed, IT unemployment shot up and undergraduate enrollments in computer science fell off a cliff.

    Written by Ken Mingis28 July 15 05:04
  • Australians flock to on-demand streaming

    Around 2 million Australians were using paid movie and TV streaming services like Netflix and Stan at the end of June, according to research.

    Written by Byron Connolly08 July 15 11:32
  • Chicago taxes cloud and streaming services

    The City of Chicago has implemented sweeping new tax regulations that target the use of streaming and cloud computing services, the law firm ReedSmith says.

    Written by Brandon Butler02 July 15 21:26
  • Mozilla gags, but supports video copy protection in Firefox 38

    Mozilla yesterday updated Firefox to version 38, patching 15 security vulnerabilities and integrating an Adobe anti-piracy technology for playing protected media, like the movies and TV shows offered by Netflix, Amazon and Hulu.

    Written by Gregg Keizer14 May 15 00:55
  • Netflix backtracks on unmetering deals

    Netflix says it should have avoided signing unmetering agreements with Australian ISPs, iiNet and Optus, which enable consumers to stream as much content as they like without it counting against their home data caps.

    Written by Byron Connolly16 April 15 13:49
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