NBCUniversal and Netflix Ink Agreement

Netflix, Inc. and NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution announced a multi-year renewal of their licensing agreement expanding the selection of non-exclusive NBCU film and TV library titles available to watch instantly streaming from Netflix.

American Television Viewers Slow to Cut the Cord

J.D. Power and Associates announced that, according to its latest survey, only 3% of U.S. pay-to-view TV customers report having cut the cord in favour of other viewing options.

NAD Sues Netflix Over Closed Captioning

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Netflix in U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, Western Division in Springfield, MA (Case No. 3:11-cv-30168).

SOCAN Demands Millions from YouTube, Netflix and Friends

The Society of Music Authors, Composers, and Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) announced that it is seeking an interim tariff (2007-2012) to collect millions of dollars in royalties from commercial and user generated content streaming media websites and services including YouTube, Netflix, iTunes, Crackle, Qriocity and Vimeo.

Denon Professional Ships Universal Blu-ray 3D Players

Denon Professional announced that it is now shipping its DBP-2012UDCIP ($899) and DBP-1611UDP ($499) universal Blu-ray 3D players.