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Netflix goes global… but blocks VPN and proxy users from accessing global content

This month Netflix launched in 130 new countries, bringing the total number of markets where you could use the service to stream movies and TV shows to 190. While Netflix original programming such as Daredevil, House of Cards, and Marco Polo is available in every single most markets where Netflix operates, the rest of the […]

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Now you can add Showtime, Starz, and more to Amazon Prime Video

Sign up for an Amazon Prime membership and in addition to getting free 2-day shipping on millions of items, you get access to Prime Video, a service that lets you stream thousands of movies and TV shows over the internet using a phone, tablet, computer, or TV box like the Amazon Fire TV. Prime Video […]

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Netflix engineers create Smart Channels, 3G-optimized streaming for Hack Day projects

Netflix holds occasional hack days, where the company’s engineers spend some time building odd (and sometimes pretty useful looking) projects around the streaming video service. Earlier this year we saw one team figure out how to get Netflix to run on a classic NES game console. The company held another Hack Day recently, and this […]

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Netflix is now $10 per month for new members after latest price hike

Less than a year and a half after raising the price of a Netflix subscription from $7.99 to $8.99, Netflix has implemented another $1 increase. New subscribers will now have to pay $9.99 per month for the most popular Netflix plan, which allows customers to stream HD video on up to two devices simultaneously. Existing subscribers […]

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PlayOn 4.0 lets you record internet video and skip the ads, DVR-style

PlayOn has been offering a Windows app for years that lets you stream internet video to a mobile device or a TV box (like a Roku, Chromecast, or most recent video game consoles). Just load PlayOn on your PC and you can stream content from over a hundred channels including Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, HBO, and […]

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Disney Movies Anywhere brings movies to Amazon, Microsoft, Roku products

Disney Movies Anywhere is a buy-once, watch-anywhere platform that lets you pay for a movie once and watch it on multiple devices. For example, you can buy a movie on your Android phone, and you can watch it on your iPad. Up until recently, the service supported Android, iOS, and Vudu. Now you can also […]

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Now you can watch Hulu without ads for $12 per month

Hulu’s online video service offers a pretty extensive catalog of movies and TV shows, including recent episodes of programs that are currently on the air, which helps set Hulu apart from rival Netflix. But another thing that has historically set Hulu apart from Netflix is the ads: even paying subscribers have to sit through at […]