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Netflix CEO Blasts Comcast Over Net Neutrality

TechCrunch | Posted 04.15.2012

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In the latest battle in the war for living room domination, Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings took to his public Facebook account and called out Comcast...

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Netflix Makes Surprising Announcement

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 02.17.2012

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CORRECTION: Well, there was a bit of confusion as to what Netflix was actually announcing with its blog post this morning. Apparently, DVD-only plans ...

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Netflix Premieres Its First-Ever Original Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 02.06.2012

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The Netflix streaming library just got a new TV series that you almost certainly have never seen before. "Lilyhammer," a new series starring former...

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Netflix CEO Expects Huge New Rival

Reuters | Posted 03.26.2012

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By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Netflix Inc said on Wednesday that it expects Amazon.com Inc to brand its video streaming of...

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Netflix CEO Slapped With Huge Penalty

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 02.21.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix CEO Reed Hastings will pay a $1.5 million penalty for blunders that alienated the video subscription service's customers...

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Most Embarrassing CEO Quotes Of 2011

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.20.2011

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What with Occupy Wall Street and all, CEOs may be under even more scrutiny than usual this year. So it's fitting that there's been no shortage of nota...

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Cracking Down On Charter Schools?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.20.2011

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The most recent call to close underperforming charter schools came not from a teachers' union or a school district, but from a charter-school trade as...

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'We Became A Bank Of America Symbol'

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 02.06.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — To hear Netflix CEO Reed Hastings tell it, the bone-headed decisions that have dragged down the Internet's leading video subscri...

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Analreaction: Analysis Of/Reaction To Netflix's Awesome Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.21.2011

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Perhaps when we were criticizing Reed Hastings and Netflix after the price hike and Qwikster fiascos, we had prematurely shot our wads on what was sup...

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Does Netflix FINALLY Get It?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 12.25.2011

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, and over the past four months he has proven a worthy successor to ultimate Bea...

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Netflix Loses Another 800,000 Subscribers

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 12.24.2011

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Netflix has lost 800,000 subscribers in the last three months, according to numbers released as part of the company's third quarter financial report o...

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WATCH: SNL Sketch Mocks Facebook, Netflix, Huffington Post & News Corporation

Posted 12.23.2011

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It's well known that not every sketch performed during SNL's dress rehearsal makes it to the live broadcast, but occasionally those cut sketches find ...

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8 Netflix Changes We'll Probably See Next

The Huffington Post | Ross Luippold | Posted 12.11.2011

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Even after Netflix backpedaled on their confusing decision to separate their streaming and delivery services, the damage had already been done. They d...

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WATCH: Conan Presents ANOTHER Netflix Apology

Posted 11.21.2011

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After Netflix's press release announcing Qwikster and subsequent backlash from consumers unwilling to use a separate service for DVD delivery, the onc...

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WATCH: Blockbuster Takes A Lesson From Netflix

Posted 11.20.2011

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Netflix may have thought that its recent spell of bad PR would be improved by splitting off its DVD delivery into an entirely new service, Qwikster. B...

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5 Reasons Why Netflix's New Business Is A Terrible Idea

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.19.2011

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Netflix has announced that it will separate its DVD-by-mail service into an entirely new website called Qwikster, and all I can think is that they sho...

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Netflix Makes HUGE Announcement

Posted 11.18.2011

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In a post on The Netflix Blog that went up Sunday night, the company's CEO, Reed Hastings, announced that Netflix would split its DVD-by-mail service ...

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Peace Corps - 50 Years of Service and Legacy

David Weiss | Posted 11.15.2011

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As the Peace Corps celebrates its 50th anniversary, its approach to development and its work around the world remain more relevant than ever.

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Netflix CEO: Here's Why We Let Starz Walk Away

Business Insider's Silicon Alley Insider | Posted 11.02.2011

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We asked Netflix CEO Reed Hastings for his take on Starz walking away from the contract negotiations. Here's what he said: ...

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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Joins Facebook Board

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 08.23.2011

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Facebook just friended Netflix. CEO Reed Hastings has joined Facebook's Board of Directors, according to a press release issued by Facebook on Jun...

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CEO: All Netflix Needs To Get Content Is A Big Check

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 08.01.2011

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Netflix wants to bring you everything you want to see -- but it's going to cost them a lot of money. CEO Reed Hastings, speaking with reporter Kara...

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TIME 100: See The Techies That Made The List

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.21.2011

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TIME magazine has published its annual list of the world's most influential people. Several members of the "TIME 100" are also responsible for som...

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Netflix CEO Praises Net Neutrality Rules--But Should He Be Satisfied?

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the Federal Communications Commission enacts new rules aimed at preventing Internet providers from blocking access to websites and online services,...

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The Game Has Changed

Katherine Warman Kern | Posted 05.25.2011

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The video game business has discovered what movie theaters, live sports and concert events have known for a long time: there is a reason motivating people to pay a huge premium to attend events.

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Does Netflix Represent American Renewal?

Paul Lippe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Can American renewal be driven by one entrepreneur's annoyance at paying a $40 late fee to Blockbuster?

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