Amazon and Viacom close to Web video deal

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 08:56

Amazon.com Inc is about to announce a Web video deal with Viacom Inc in what sources said was one of the last steps in a plan to launch a standalone subscription service to compete with Netflix Inc.

Verizon, Redbox plan Netflix challenge

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 09:01

Verizon Communications Inc and Coinstar's Redbox unit have formed a joint venture to sell video services aimed at competing against video rental giant Netflix Inc.

Verizon to take on Netflix with Web service

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 08:55

Verizon Communications Inc plans to launch a standalone service allowing customers to stream movies and television shows over the Web, in a fresh challenge to Netflix Inc and the traditional cable TV business, according to several people briefed on the plan.

Netflix edges out HBO for Dreamworks deal: Report

Last Updated: Monday, September 26, 2011, 16:51

Netflix Inc has won a deal to pipe Dreamworks Animation movies starting in 2013, the first time a major Hollywood studio has chosen Internet streaming over traditional pay TV, The New York Times reported on Sunday.

Starz to pull content from Netflix as talks fail

Last Updated: Friday, September 2, 2011, 09:36

Starz Entertainment will pull all of its movies and television shows from Netflix Inc's streaming service early next year, depriving Netflix customers from online viewing of new releases out of two major Hollywood studios.