Historically, developers independently implemented error handling, observability, and security within each application or microservice to ensure the success of inbound and outbound…
Read MoreAs Variety first reported, Dish has quietly been rolling out a software upgrade to its new DVRs that puts the user more in control of the "AutoHop" commercial-skipping feature. Dish says the upgrade "enhances the user experience," but it seems more legally motivated.…
Read MoreA day after Netflix management signals its intention to plow any profits for the foreseeable future into international expansion, Wall Street once again craters the company's stock price.…
Read MoreCompany CEO Reed Hastings tells investors that an exclusive licensing deal with premium cable channel Epix is about to run out ... but not to worry, since Netflix doesn't get that much viewing from the pact, anyway.…
Read MoreWith Netflix returning to narrow profitability, all of its other regions growing, and 1 million subscribers added in the first six months of operation in the U.K and Ireland, CEO Reed Hastings said the time is right to expand into Western Europe.…
Read MoreThe company meets investor revenue expectations, reporting $889 million for the three-month period ending April 30. But its 530,000 net streaming subscriber additions in the U.S. apparently hasn't impressed investors -- shares are down big in after-hours trading.…
Read MoreWhoSay, which makes tools that let celebrities, corporations and public institutions control their photos, videos and other assets as they're passed around social media, has now raised $19.3 million in venture capital.…
Read MoreThe joint venture will operate under the name "Redbox Instant by Verizon" and will be headed by former Verizon FiOS executive Shawn Strickland. It's still unknown as to what kind of programming it will offer and at what price.…
Read MoreLooking to hold the line on escalating program licensing costs, the satellite TV services face the prospect of having to carry more regional sports channels. The Pac-12 Network launches in about three weeks, but DirecTV and Dish are in no hurry to make a deal.…
Read MoreSix months following the departure of longtime marketing chief Leslie Kilgore, Netflix turns to an international marketing executive with deep roots in European media/entertainment. This comes, of course, as the company is about to embark on a major expansion of its Western European operations.…
Read MoreThose who purchase Fox movies like Prometheus on iTunes can now re-download their films on iCloud, thanks to a deal the studio carved with its pay TV partner, HBO, that relaxes digital restrictions of movies while they're in the pay TV window.…
Read MoreAnalysts say DirecTV will end up paying Viacom about what it initially offered, around $2.80 per month per its 20 million subscribers. The satellite carrier wasn't forced to take on Epix, and it also got a lot of TV Everywhere content rights.…
Read MoreDeal brings the Aaron Sorkin-penned political drama The West Wing and the Fox sci-fi/fantasy series Fringe exclusively to members of Amazon's Prime Instant Video service, as well as purchasers of its Kindle Fire tablet…
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