Netflix subscribers and film fanatics around the country are now welcoming characters like Shrek, The Cat in the Hat and more to their television and computer screens. Today, Netflix announced their recent partnership with DreamWorks Animation, giving the streaming service exclusive rights to show the latest content from DreamWorks. Unfortunately, the multi-year deal won’t begin [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Netflix Wins DreamWorks Animation Rights, Amazon Incorporates Fox Shows and Films
Posted: 26th September 2011 by admin in Film NewsTags: Amazon, Netflix, Streaming Internet Video
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Netflix Splits: Which Company Will You Choose?
Posted: 19th September 2011 by admin in Film NewsTags: Movie Website, Netflix, Qwikster
In a surprising move, Netflix CEO and co-founder has announced that he will separate the company’s DVD business from its online streaming business; Netflix will remain the name for the service that streams movies over the internet, while the DVD-by-Mail business has been christened Qwikster. To the backlash Reed Hastings received with this announcement, coupled [...]
Summer 2011 Box Office Totals One for the Record Books
Posted: 12th September 2011 by admin in Film NewsTags: Box Office Totals, Summer 2011
Last week, the National Association of Theater Owners announced that ticket sales for this summer’s box office admissions totaled $4.4 billion, a new record. Overall, box office sales were up 1 percent from last summer. This was the fifth consecutive summer, which NATO defines as running from the first full weekend in May through Labor [...]