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Netflix, DreamWorks reached a multi-year deal to give Netflix exclusive rights to first-run feature films and television specials for video streaming.

The movie studio business model is poised for its biggest shift in years as Hollywood turns to Internet delivery as the only way to boost home entertainment revenues. Across Hollywood, a quiet revolution is brewing that's about to transform living rooms around the world.

Dish Network this morning unveiled Blockbuster Movie Pass, a bundled combination of streaming video, DVDs by mail and satellite subscription service. The initial package is being offered specifically to Dish satellite service subscribers; the company said it will offered service to non-Dish subscribers down the road. Dish CEO Joe Clayton notes that the service provides ...

David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery Communications, called his company's licensing pact with Netflix an 'economic win' and also said there's a disconnect between the strong advertising market and the overall economic malaise.

Facebook is looking to hire a big-name executive to cultivate relationships and strike deals with the film and music industries to bolster its media offerings.

The company’s decision to split into two businesses has customers complaining that it is treating them badly.

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 and its streaming-video service into two companies. The new DVD-only company, called "Qwikster," will be completely separate from the streaming business. Hastings also expressed contrition for the way the company rolled out its recent price hike, which alienated many customers.

The auction of online video site Hulu has been slowed by recent developments which could derail it completely, according to sources familiar with the process.

Netflix Inc. lowered its expectations for U.S. subscribers for the third quarter by 4 percent on Thursday, just weeks after separating its DVD and streaming services, which increased...

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.