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Reed Hastings has suddenly realized that broadband data caps could destroy his business, and he's not happy about it. In a move that is almost as funny as watching Netflix's CEO perform stand-up comedy, Hastings has published a brief rant on his Facebook page (via CNET), claiming that Comcast's (...

Yahoo! couldn't succeed as the world's number-one search engine and e-mail provider. Now the company is taking a different path to success. Instead of breaking new ground with fresh ideas, Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) has been joining forces with other enterprises, including ABC News and Fandango, a...

The company plans to spend nearly half of the cash it currently has on hand. Is this what investors have been waiting for? It was the announcement that many thought would be the biggest story of the week: after weeks of speculation, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was ready to tell the world what it plans to...

In a move to avoid a pay-TV annihilation, Netflix might be joining forces with the competitors it was expected to put out of business. According to an exclusive report by Reuters, Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) chief executive, Reed Hastings, “quietly met with some of the largest U.S. cable companies in...

2012 has been the year of new streaming video services. Coinstar's (NASDAQ: CSTR) Redbox and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) announced earlier this month that they will partner up to launch a new service to challenge the market leader Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX). In addition, just two days ago...

Should consumers spend $4.99 a month on Comcast's debut streaming-only video service? Over the past decade, Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) began to roll out an impeccable new service to its subscribers called Comcast On Demand. The service was one of the first of its kind, allowing cable users to click...

Your friendly neighborhood cable provider is sucking the life out of the Internet's best venue for streaming TV shows. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has finally announced the full details of its so-called Streampix service, a $4.99 a month streaming video entity that will allow users to spend extra...

Analysts expect to see double-digit per-share earnings growth from Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), Apache (NYSE: APA), CBS (NYSE: CBS), Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Marriot International (NYSE: MAR) when they report quarterly results this week. Other prominent reports on the...

Has the change-counting kiosk maker come up with the perfect formula for video renting success? For roughly two decades, when consumers wanted to rent a movie, they went to Blockbuster Video. There were other video chains in the mix as well, such as Family Video and Hollywood Video. But it was...

Hyped as the “largest social enterprise industry event on the east coast,” Cloudforce 2011 begins this Wednesday. Are you ready? If not, Benzinga can help you prepare. Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) has amassed an impressive collection of special guests that are slated to attend the event, including...

If you like two-year cell phone contracts, get ready for a two-year commitment to Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA). According to IHS iSuppli Home & Consumer Electronics research, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has the (obvious) opportunity to develop a “lucrative new business model” despite the “weak market...

Halloween and the Day of the Dead arrive this week. If analysts' forecasts are correct, there are only a few earnings reports that may scare investors. For instance, Alpha Natural Resources (NYSE: ANR) earnings are predicted to have fallen 93.1% year over year to $0.58 per share. Allstate (NYSE:...

There has been a lot of love for Spotify this year. But you know what they say: if you love something, you have to set it free. I'm starting to wonder if this applies to entertainment services. I look at what happened to Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and cringe. This was the company that took down...

Unless movie studios cave, we should stop getting our hopes up for an imminent release. The tech world has been running wild with a cornucopia of stories surrounding Apple's all but confirmed television set. From a la carte cable services and environmentally-efficient data centers to my own list...

If pirates ever need an excuse to steal movies, Comcast is here to help. Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA), the brilliant baffling cable company that acquired NBC, is slated to experiment with an idea that absolutely no one will care about: $60 movie rentals. Instead of spending $60 on a new video game (...