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Netflix Considering a New iPhone App

March 2, 2010
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According to a report in The Washington Post, there’s a rumor circulating that Netflix is exploring the idea of deploying a new iPhone app for streaming movies and TV shows.  Actually, it’s a bit more than a rumor.  Netflix is currently conducting a survey with their user base to ascertain what [...]

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A New Career for Conan O’Brien?

January 23, 2010
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So Conan O’Brien has pulled the plug on his Tonight Show operation, and moved on, after a mere seven months in the House that Johnny Built.  While he launched comic barbs at NBC during much of his last week of broadcasts, and vowed to make each of his last five shows, if not funny, at [...]

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YouTube Partners with Sundance to Offer Films Online

January 22, 2010
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In a move that is seen as a first step away from a strictly ad-supported business model, Google’s YouTube is partnering with Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival to offer five films from the 2009 and 2010 festival line-ups on a rental basis.  There’s a limited time window for renting the films, Jan. 22 through Jan. [...]

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