Netflix Planning More Original Series [Broadband Reports]
Netflix's customer growth has begun to create larger demands from programmers whose core businesses are in competition with Netflix's on demand, commercial-free streaming. Several programmers and studios have been raising rates and creating longer delays in releasing programming in licensing deals with Netflix.
In response to the increase in fees being imposed on content, Netflix is investing in original programming. News of Netflix's original content investment broke when they announced plans to air a new show from David Fincher and Kevin Spacey named "House of Cards." At the time, Netflix said it was not considering original programming as a major future business, but since that time other original programs have been announced for the streaming service.
Netflix will soon be airing new episodes of the cancelled Fox show "Arrested Development." The company has also committed to a new show called "Lillyhammer" starring Steven Van Zandt, and is also reportedly working on a comedy with the creator of Showtime's "Weeds."
Today's Netflix may have a different look in just a couple of years, with significant amounts of content that is available on traditional television. It's a further confirmation that consumers are seeing more and more options in how they watch television than ever before.
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Posted by: Cemal | Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 06:12 AM
This is a good move by Netflix. They really need to improve their material and offer a greater archive of quality content. One of my biggest frustrations was the sheer amount of "junk" (straight to DVD) movies they had on offer, yet classics like Godfather II were nowhere to be seen! If they are to survive the onslaught of Comcast, they need to buck their ideas up and fast!
Posted by: Mike | Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 04:42 AM
I bought a Zune 120 gb, it was my first mp3 plyear and I was not satisfied. I followed the claims that it has amazing sound but it sounded pretty bad straight out of the box. Most songs were either sub-par or just terrible. I was using my Sennheiser HD 202 headphones. It doesn't have EQ settings like the iPod and it felt cheaply built. Who really cares about a radio? You buy it to store music. I took it back next day and bought a classic 120 gb which I'm happy with. Bad deal from MS.
Posted by: Christoph | Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 12:04 AM