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Is Amazon about to do to TVs what it did to bookstores?
Queena Kim Apr 25, 2013
Amazon is coming out with its own media box for TVs, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. The device would compete with Apple TV, Roku, and possibly cable and satellite companies.
Netflix adds two million U.S. subscribers
Noel King Apr 23, 2013
Netflix added two million U.S. subscribers to its streaming video service in the first quarter of this year. Analysts say that the company is making its mark with original programming.
Bundling no more? Netflix, Hopper chip away at traditional TV
Ben Johnson Apr 17, 2013
The TV industry is changing fast -- and one of its pillars, bundling, may be about to fall.
The SEC gives social media a thumbs up
Dan Gorenstein Apr 3, 2013
In a move that could change the way companies communicate with their investors, the Securities and Exchange Commission has ruled that company executives can use sites like Twitter and Facebook to release market moving news.
Netflix offers $100,000 prize in cloud competition
David Brancaccio Mar 15, 2013
Netflix is waving around $100,000 dollars in prize money for people with the best ideas to tune up and improve Netflix's data cloud. Netflix cloud systems director of architecture Alex Cockcroft joins Marketplace Tech host David Brancaccio to talk through the challenges of managing the company's remote data.
Netflix wades into kids' shows
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Feb 13, 2013
Netflix hopes new animated series will tap into the lucrative market for children's shows...and merchandizing.
Netflix's 'House of Cards' seeks to redefine television
Queena Kim Feb 1, 2013
With its first original series starring Kevin Spacey, the online streaming service is trying to shake up the traditional television model.
GE's CTO Mark Little on tech leaps in 2013, and 2012's Christmas Netflix outage
Ben Johnson Dec 27, 2012
General Electric's chief technology officer Mark Little talks about leaps forward in energy efficiency in the new year, and we breathe a sigh of relief after a brief Netflix outage.
Netflix, Amazon typify corporate 'coopetition'
Dan Bobkoff Dec 26, 2012
Whether it’s Netflix and Amazon, or Apple and Google, companies that start off cooperating can turn into fierce competitors.
Instagram retreats from policy changes
Queena Kim Dec 21, 2012
The photo sharing app Instagram is retreating from its new privacy policy after users cried foul. How common are such reversals in the tech world?
