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Fresh off a triumphant earnings report , and with investors once again clamoring for his shares , Reed Hastings has something to say. A lot to say: The Netflix CEO has written an 11-page essay that lays out his vision for the future of streaming video. If you’re looking for news, you won’t find...

Netflix's family plan allows for more simultaneous streams, applications open for a one-way ticket to Mars, and changes at Facebook and Foursquare take a page from Yelp. [Read more]

Netflix is totally cool with the whole subscription-sharing thing - it's really not an issue - but on a completely unrelated matter it is introducing family streaming plans for a slightly higher fee, which allow for four devices to stream stuff at the same time. The new plans will launch in the US...

Netflix says that less than 1% of its members are expected to actually use the new offer, but is making it nonetheless for those who want to stream on tablets, smartphones, computers and TVs at once. No official date for rolling out the $11.99 family plan with 4-way streaming, but the launch...

Has plans for a multi-device service

Netflix is totally cool with the whole subscription-sharing thing - it's really not an issue - but on a completely unrelated matter it is introducing family streaming plans for a slightly higher fee, which allow for four devices to stream stuff at the same time. The new plans will launch in the US...

Netflix has been doing brisk business for years, and there are no signs that the movie streaming company is slowing down. Netflix released its Q1 financial report, which included plenty of interesting tidbits about what it’s up to now and in the near future. First, those 3 million additional...

When Netflix first got into the streaming video business, it went to movie studios and TV networks and bought whatever they were selling. It didn’t have a choice. Things are different now. Reed Hastings made a point of that yesterday, when he used his quarterly investors’ letter to announce that...

Netflix posted its Q1 2013 financial data recently and the streaming media company had a very impressive quarter. Netflix made more than $1 billion in revenue during Q1 of 2013. The quarter marked the first time in the company’s history that it had earned $1 billion in revenue. The company expects...

Netflix subscribers are currently permitted to simultaneously stream two TV shows or movies on separate devices. This limit might not suit families who’d rather have one subscription take care of all their content streaming needs. Today the company has announced that soon it will be adding a new...