Piracy up over Netflix antics
Make it too difficult and people will opt for piracy
Movie piracy has been on the decline for a while as legitimate content at a reasonable price became available. However that has turned around again as Netflix attempted to bring in a regional control system which makes it difficult for users to get the content they want.
Netflix begins blocking VPN users
Access to full content catalog now restricted
On Thursday, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that some users in Australia are now being blocked when they use virtual private network (VPN) services in their home country to access Netflix content intended for other regions, primarily the United States.
Netflix to raise "grandfathered" plan prices after Q4 earnings
Price hike begins in 2H 2016 for "Standard" 1080p subscribers
In a recent letter to shareholders, the company announced its earnings for Q4 2015, showing a $36.7 million profit year-over-year and warning its grandfathered subscribers on the $7.99 price for “Standard” 1080p service that they can expect a price hike starting in the second half of this year.
130 countries getting Netflix
4K for nearly everyone
One of the most important developments at CES was Netflix's announcement that it was deploying to 130 countries.
Netflix 4K UHD coming to Nvidia Shield
Could be a big selling point
One item of note that was missing last night from the press conference announcement of the new Nvidia Shield Android TV platform was support for 4K UHD content.
Netflix uses cloud to build online recommendation engine
Follows the brain
Netflix introduces SD $6.99 streaming plan
One screen only
Netflix to stream House of Cards in 4K
Select TV manufactures in 2014
Netflix harms your sperm
If you have any
Netflix abandons game rental plans
GameFly likely happy with this news