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[Fresh Tendrils]

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Subscriber Loss Worse Than Expected

Netflix reported 21.45 million streaming subscriptions at the end of the third quarter and 13.9 million DVD subscribers. The company said total U.S. subscriber base by the end of its third quarter was 23.79 million—below expectations of roughly 24 million. Netflix lost 810,000 subscribers between the second and third quarters.

Through the close today, Netflix shares had fallen 60% from their peak in July, before they announced a botched and abandoned plan to split into two companies.
In after-hours trading, Netflix shares were trading around $100, off $18.84, or 16%.

[cjonesfan921]

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It's now trading down towards the 85$ range. WOW!

[Chef Matt]

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Netflix/Disney ABC extends contract, adds new TV content.

Link

Among the series and TV movies extended as part of the deal include:

• Prior season episodes of ABC current hit series "Grey's Anatomy," "Desperate Housewives," and "Private Practice"
• All episodes of recent ABC favorites "Lost," "Brothers & Sisters," and "Ugly Betty"
• Prior season episodes of critically-acclaimed "Army Wives" from ABC Studios
• Popular series from ABC Family including "The Secret Life of the American Teenager," "Melissa & Joey," and "Make It or Break It"
• A wide range of content from Disney Channel including series "Phineas and Ferb," " Good Luck Charlie," "The Suite Life on Deck," and "Hannah Montana"

New content from Disney-ABC that will be added to the service include:

• ABC Family's smash hit series "Switched at Birth"
• Prior season episodes of Disney Channel's animated series "Kick Buttowski"
• All episodes of the ABC thriller "Alias"

[CMH]

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Hmm, that's good for them and the people with kids, but I don't see anything about feature films.

Nice to see they added Alias, though I've already seen the entire series run of it.

[Chef Matt]

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Hmm, that's good for them and the people with kids...

Yeah, I'm in that class.

Heck anymore at my house it seems the only thing being watched on netflix is Disney content. Phineas and Pherb(sp?)/ good luck charlie, some wizard show.

that and an occasional Dog the bounty hunter episode for the wife haha.

[fishepa]

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Yup the only reason I really have Netflix streaming is for my 2 year old.

[bigeastbumrush]

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Hmm, that's good for them and the people with kids, but I don't see anything about feature films.

Nice to see they added Alias, though I've already seen the entire series run of it.

From what I understand, Netflix is really trying to focus on exclusive content, not films. Like TV shows exclusive to Netflix. They want to consider themselves a "streaming network".

Film lovers (I am one of them) will more than likely suffer but I kinda get where they're trying to go.

Take it for what it's worth, but I heard a rumor awhile back that Dave Chappelle was considering having a new show on Netflix. Don't know if it ever will come to fruition but that's the route they seem to be going.

[CMH]

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That's all right with me as television dominates my viewing hours of the industry. I rather watch two one-hour episodes of a great television series than watch a two-hour movie.

Would be interesting if Netflix were to get Chappelle to start a new show on their "network." I'm already looking forward to the Kevin Spacey television series that will air exclusively on Netflix. I'm sure they would want to add more series in the long run.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Apparently Amazon made a similar deal with ABC, too.

[Zer0xray]

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I was looking at the Frasiers, for some reason all the episodes aren't streaming yet. Just most of them from the seasons. I wonder if they just haven't been uploaded yet?

yes thats relaly weird. i saw on amazon they have the same epidoes missing. i wonder whats up with that?

[Chef Matt]

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Apparently Amazon made a similar deal with ABC, too.

Haha I just saw that when I logged into Amazon. Splashed all over the front page.

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The more I look at this blockbuster movie pass thing, the more im thinking about dropping netflix altogether now

[FlyingFinn]

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With the price hike, I dropped the streaming... never really used. Me and my wife have movie night on Friday in our home theater so I couldn't drop the blu-ray.

However, this time of year, I just hibernate my account because with Football(pro and college) + hockey season (Center Ice Package) I just don't have time to watch what is on my DVR much less a blu-ray.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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WB Extends "Wait Time" For Movies

Netflix users will now have to wait 56 days, almost two months, to rent a “new release” from Warner Bros.

[Chef Matt]

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I read that, that sucks. But my DVD que is so heavy right now it won't matter!