Netflix Streaming On Sony PS3 Demoed On Video

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Netflix and Sony announced that the Sony PS3 gets Netflix enabled. Netflix streaming is very nice to have and was before already available on the Xbox 360. Now the PS3 has it too.

To run the Netflix streaming you need a disc Netflix is sending out when you request one.
Engadget got a story featuring a video demonstrating Netflix in action from a user who already received a PS3 Netflix DVD. The Netflix UI looks very smooth on the PS3. You can see the walkthrough for yourself below.
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Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Netflix On Wii Rumor

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Rumors that the Netflix movie streaming service will also be coming to the Nintendo Wii have been around for a while. On Monday Netflix and Sony announced that Netflix instant streaming is coming to the Sony PS3 console. This was preceded by a comment from Netflix CEO Hastings saying that there is one more CE vendor launching Netflix in 2009 with material install base. Read more

Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PS3 Gets Netflix Movie Streaming

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Last week we reported that Netflix will be available on a mystery device with material install base. Today Sony announced that the Sony PS3 will get Netflix streaming enabled.
It was clear that the new device had to be a game console. Sony did the right step here and took away a big selling point of the Xbox 360, which has supported Netflix streaming for a while now. Read more

Posted on Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:15:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Netflix Enabled Devices Will Get A New Mystery Member

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Netflix announced their earnings (pdf) yesterday. The movie rental company Netflix ended the third quarter of 2009 with approximately 11,109,000 total subscribers, representing 28% year-over-year growth from 8,672,000 total subscribers at the end of the third quarter of 2008.
Revenue for the third Quarter was $423.1 million, up 24% from last year. Besides solid numbers Netflix unveiled some interesting things at the earnings call according to NewTeeVee.
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Posted on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:26:38 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Insignia NS-BRDVD3 And NS-WBRDVD Blu-ray Player Stream Netflix

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Best Buy and Netflix announced this week that the new Insignia Advanced Series Blu-ray Player NS-WBRDVD and the Insignia Connected Blu-ray Player NS-BRDVD3 (photo) are streaming Netflix movie rentals.
Both new Insignia Blu-ray players are Internet ready, giving Netflix members on an unlimited plan access to a growing library to watch instantly on their TV. The Insignia Advanced Series model uses built-in Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet while the Insignia Connected player uses an Ethernet connection.
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Posted on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:54:32 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Is It Already Black Friday? LG BD 370 Netflix Blu-ray Player Only $150

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It was not that long ago that the Sony PS3 was the most affordable Blu-ray player. Prices really just dropped dramatically last year. This Holiday shopping season Blu-ray players will most likely see even lower prices.
What is new this year is that many Blu-ray players now offer network services to get Netflix, Youtube and other streaming video services.

The price war on Blu-ray players has already started though. Home Media reports that California electronics retailer Ken Cranes already announced 50% Blu-ray players, bringing some models to under $100. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:33:40 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Netflix $1m Prize Winners Announced And New $1m Challenge Called Out

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Netflix announces the winners of the $1 million Netflix Prize and kicks of new challenge that also has a $1 million cash prize.

Since the launch of the Netflix Prize in 2006 40,000 teams from 186 countries have submitted their solutions to achieve the competition's goal of a 10 percent improvement over the accuracy of the Netflix movie recommendation system. Read more

Posted on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:34:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Netflix Video Streaming coming to Apple iPhone?

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Back in April we reported about Netflix delivering its movie streaming service on the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PS3. Now a new rumor says that Netflix also wants to offer its video streaming service on the Apple iPhone.
According to AppleInsider, a trade journal called MultiChannel News says that a source told them about Netflix' plans to expand to iPhone, iPod touch and also the Wii gets mentioned. Read more

Posted on Tue, 4 Aug 2009 00:50:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Netflix and Disney-ABC Team for Streaming TV Shows

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Netflix, ABC, and Disney have announced that they will be teaming up for streaming Disney and ABC TV shows. Several of the most popular ABC shows will be streaming on Netflix including Lost, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, and Legend of the Seeker.

The first four seasons of Lost are available for streaming now. With the other shows hitting the streaming service in September. The agreement also continues the availability of Disney programs like Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck, and JONAS. The episodes will be available for streaming the day after they broadcast. Read more

Posted on Mon, 3 Aug 2009 06:25:01 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LG electronics Ships Broadband HDTVs that Stream Netflix

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Back at CES in January LG announced a new line of HDTVs that offered the ability to connect directly to the Internet and stream Netflix movies right on the big screen. LG has announced that the models will be in stores and ready to purchase this summer.

Among the models available is the 50-inch plasma 50PS80, the 42-inch LCD 42LH50, and a 60-inch plasma 60PS80. The sets require a broadband connection to be able to stream the on demand Netflix library. Read more

Posted on Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:22:56 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Netflix/LG HDTV's Are Finally Here

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This is one collaboration we've been excited about for a while now. LG and Netflix have teamed up to create a new line of Broadband HDTVs loaded up with Netflix software and capable of streaming movies directly from the Netflix website to your television. The days of waiting for a new set of little red envelopes filled with movies are numbered.

The first LG/Netflix televisions to hit stores are the 47” class LCD HDTV, and the 50” class plasma HDTV. Later this summer we can expect to see a 42” LCD and a 50” plasma hit stores. All of the new LG/Netflix televisions are 1080p HDTVs, and all of them come with NetCast Entertainment Access loaded up and ready.

Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:10:00 CDT | by Robert Evans

Windows Media Center Gets Netflix

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Netflix is putting some hurt on traditional movie rental firms like Blockbuster. The company also offers streaming content with a library of 12,000 movies and TV shows that can be accessed via various set top boxes and other home entertainment devices like the Xbox.

Microsoft and Netflix announced this week that users of Windows Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate can now stream Netflix content directly through Windows Media Center. A new tile is located under the Movies + TV tab that lets users enter Netflix account info. Read more

Posted on Thu, 21 May 2009 06:07:27 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

PS3, Wii May Soon Stream Netflix

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Job postings can be so revealing (see I4U’s Microsoft/Halo report). And now through a Netflix job listing, it appears the popular movie rental/streaming company may soon expand to a Wii and/or PS3 near you.

While the job listing does not mention the consoles by name, Netflix is looking for an “engineering leader for the gaming platforms team,” with “experience with digital media on embedded platforms; ideally on one or more gaming consoles.” In fact, the word “consoles” is used quite a bit in the posting, and currently Netflix is only available on one console, the Xbox 360.

Last month, CrunchGear reported on a Netflix survey looking to gauge public interest for Netflix on the PS3, suggesting a definite interest by at least one party.

Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:50:00 CDT | by James Douglas

MTV Networks to Stream South Park and Nickelodeon Shows via Netflix

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Netflix has announced that it will be offering more programming via its streaming service, with new offerings from MTV Studios and Nickelodeon. Comedy Central's popular animated show South Park will be offered as well as iCarly and SpongeBob SquarePants.

The shows can now be watched streaming over the PC and on TV via any Netflix streaming capable device. The complete first nine seasons of the award winning South Park are now available for streaming. That may be enough reason in itself for many to add Netflix accounts. Read more

Posted on Mon, 6 Apr 2009 08:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

1 Million Users activated Netflix on the Xbox 360

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Microsoft announced this week that over one million Xbox Live users have downloaded and activated the Netflix streaming application on their Xbox 360 consoles. The Netflix streaming service launched on the Xbox 360 in November 2008, only about three months ago.

To use the streaming service Xbox owners have to be Xbox Live Gold members and have subscriptions to Netflix. If 360 owners have both of these memberships streaming movies and TV shows from Netflix via the Xbox is free. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Feb 2009 07:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Netflix Earnings rock, soon hitting 10 million Subscribers

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Movie rental company Netflix reported great numbers in their 4th Quarter Earnings.
Netflix ended the 2008 with 9.4 million overall subscribers representing 26% year-over-year growth.
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2008 was $359.6 million, representing 19 percent year-over-year growth from $302.4 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, and a 5 percent sequential increase from $341.3 million for the third quarter of 2008.
Revenue for fiscal 2008 was $1.365 billion, up 13 percent from $1.205 billion for fiscal 2007. Read more

Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG unveils Netflix HDTVs at the CES 2009

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Today LG Electronics announced the first broadband-enabled HDTVs with Netflix streaming software embedded directly in the TV. LG already offers the BD300 Blu-ray player that streams Netflix movies requiring no external device. LG's new LCD and Plasma Broadband HDTVs will support standard and HD definition Netflix content without the need of a set top box.
Netflix subscribers just need to plug the TV into the internet and are ready to watch movies. Netflix members will use the Netflix Web site to add movies and TV episodes to their individual instant Queues. Those choices will automatically be displayed on members' TVs and available to watch instantly through the HDTV. Once selected, movies will begin playing in as little as 30 seconds. With the accompanying remote control, Netflix members will be able to browse and make selections right on the TV screen and also have the ability to read synopses and rate movies. In addition, they will have the option of fast-forwarding and rewinding the video stream. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 Jan 2009 06:46:59 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Roku Digital Video Player Gets HD Streaming from Netflix

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The Roku Netflix player has been around for a while now and was the first device to offer streaming of Netflix's online movie catalog direct to your TV. The player received all sorts of praise for its ease of use and performance.

One of the only caveats with the little player was the fact that it wasn't capable of streaming HD films from Netflix, something that competing products like the Apple TV could do. Roku announced today that it has added HD capability to the Roku Netflix player through the addition of advanced compression technology. Read more

Posted on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:39:35 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Movies Disappear at iTunes and Netflix Thanks to TV

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CNET News reports that some iTunes and Netflix users have begun to notice that films they want to watch are disappearing from the services. Among movies that have disappeared are Charlie Wilson's War, Eastern Promises, and Michael Clayton. The culprit is that rather than being treated as a merchant like a DVD rental store, Internet streaming film services are treated as a broadcaster.

This means that when a TV network pays for exclusive airing rights for a certain movie on broadcast TV, the movie studios force iTunes and Netflix to pull the film from their online catalogs. If the two streaming rental stores were treated as merchants this would not be an issue. Read more

Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Xbox 360 NXE launches today, Sony Movies not streaming via Netflix

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The New Xbox Experience (NXE) launches today. This is a real big milestone for the Xbox 360 as it reinvented itself in several directions with this software update.
Besides avatars and a neat new user interface, the Netflix movie streaming is the hottest new feature of the NXE update. Xbox 360 users can instantly stream movies from their Netflix subscription on the Xbox 360. At launch there are also 300 HD choices available. The HD content including "La Vie en Rose," "Flawless" and "Heroes" is still streaming with standard audio, but possibly multi-channel audio will be added soon. Read more

Posted on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:47:29 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Netflix lets you try Movie Streaming now on your Apple Mac

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Netflix announced the new movie player based on Microsoft Silverlight a week ago. Now the player that supports both Apple OS X and Microsoft Windows can be used by every Netflix subscriber. The new Netflix movie streaming software is still in beta.
Netflix cautions that there will still be bugs. The bigger issue for now is that not all movies are available to watch with Silverlight. If you opt-in to use the new Sliverlight player you need to use that on all your Windows PCs. Read more

Posted on Mon, 3 Nov 2008 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr