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[Updated] Netflix clamps down on account sharing; additional streams now cost a premium

If you're a seasoned Netflix instant streaming user, it may surprise you to know that the company has always had an official policy of limiting the number of simultaneous streams you're using. Now, Netflix has made that policy more concrete by producing an error message if you attempt to access your streaming account when it is already in use.

 

Sony Movies Pulled From Netflix Streaming Service Over Starz Contract Issue

Sony Movies Pulled From Netflix Streaming Service Over Starz Contract Issue

Netflix notified its members in a blog post on Friday, when movies such as "Easy A" and "Grown Ups" stopped being available on its "Watch Instantly" service. They are still available to be rented as DVDs through the mail.

 

Netflix's Internet Traffic Overtakes Web Surfing

Netflix's Internet Traffic Overtakes Web Surfing

Move over, Web surfing. Netflix movies now take up more of the Internet pipes going into North American homes. A study published Tuesday by Sandvine Inc. shows that Netflix movies and TV shows account for nearly 30 percent of traffic into homes during peak evening hours, compared with less than 17 percent for Web browsing.

 

Hit show 'Mad Men' will be streamed on Netflix

Hit show 'Mad Men' will be streamed on Netflix

Netflix will start streaming the hit TV series "Mad Men" in a multi-year deal the online movie rental company struck with Lions Gate, the show's producer....

 

Netflix: 'The Wonder Years,' 'Glee' Added To Instant Streaming

A show about the 60's and 70's, made in the late 80's and early 90's, and now blasting into the second decade of the 21st century. It's been quite a trip for Kevin Arnold and friends, but now, he can stream right into your living room.

 

Netflix Adds Saturday Night Live and Other NBC Shows

Netflix and NBC Universal have struck a deal to load the streaming video site with tons of content from both NBC and its family of cable networks, including all 35 seasons of Saturday Night Live, and new episodes of the sketch comedy show the day after air.Saturday Night Live just aired its season premiere last night, but were not seeing the episode on Netflix. Apparently the deal hasnt been executed just yet.The day-after premiere episodes will continue through 2012, but neither Netflix nor NBC specified how long the other content deals will last.

 

Nice! You Can Now Stream Netflix Movies Thru the Wii

Nice! You Can Now Stream Netflix Movies Thru the Wii

I just received a nice surprise in my email today. It's an email from Netflix telling me that it's now possible for me to stream movies through my Nintendo Wii console. They're sending me a CD this Friday that would allow me to do that.

 

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