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Netflix Inc. (NFLX) said it will premiere a new original series, "Derek," Sept. 12, as the online-video company continues to bulk up its original programming in the face of increasing competition from rivals such as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN).Netflix currently has the dominant status in media streaming, but analysts have warned this could soon give way to a more-competitive--and less-profitable--environment, as online rivals such as Amazon quickly have added more content of their own.To help increase subscriber rolls and retain existing customers, Netflix has been spending heavily to acquire new content and plan original programs, including a reboot of the critically praised "Arrested Development" series, and its highly popular original political drama series "House of Cards." The company last month said another original new series, "Orange is The New Black," will premiere July 11.Netflix said "Derek," which stars Emmy and Golden Globe winner Ricky Gervais, is a bittersweet comedy-drama th...
Target Corp. (TGT) has begun testing a video streaming service that has Netflix-like attributes.The retailer has first rolled the service out to employees, who can a...
Online media streaming sites like Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX), Hulu and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) are tailor made for binge watching your favorite shows, as users watch entire...
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) on Thursday halted trading in some contracts for the rest of the day on its largest options exchange due to "system issues," according t...
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. (NDAQ) on Thursday halted trading in some stock-options contracts on its largest options exchange due to "system issues," according to notices ...
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) said it expanded its content deal with Comcast Corp.'s (CMCSA) NBCUniversal to bring several shows exclusively to its Prime Instant Video stre...
For Carl Icahn, the gains on Netflix Inc. (NFLX) are streaming in.In a little over six months, Mr. Icahn has seen his investment in the video-by-demand company gain ...
Tech stocks were mostly higher in early trading Tuesday, with Yahoo Inc. among gainers as another Wall Street analyst raised his price target on the Internet company...
Tech stocks rose in early trading Tuesday, with gains from the likes of Microsoft Corp. , Netflix Inc. , IBM Corp. and Google Inc. . Yahoo Inc. shares rose 16 cents ...
Tech stocks put in a mildly upbeat performance Monday, as the latest events in the saga involving the efforts to take Dell Inc. private gained attention among invest...
U.S. stocks swung between small gains and losses on Monday in choppy trading as investors mulled when the Federal Reserve may begin to scale back its $85-billion-a-m...
U.S. stocks dropped on Monday in choppy trading as investors mulled when the Federal Reserve may begin to scale back its $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program.Stoc...
U.S. stocks turned broadly higher on Monday as an earlier selloff, sparked by talk about when the Federal Reserve may begin to scale back its $85-billion-a-month bon...
Yahoo Inc. took the tech-sector spotlight Monday, with its $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging-service operator Tumblr seen as a potential gamble by Chief Executive...
Yahoo Inc.'s $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging-service operator Tumblr claimed the tech sector's spotlight on Monday, with the deal seen as a potential gamble by ...
Microsoft Corp is set to make a splash this week with the eagerly awaited unveiling of its new Xbox game console, eight years after the last version, as it seeks a l...
DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is eyeing a possible bid to acquire online video site Hulu, according to a Wall Street Journal report.The No. 2 U.S. pay-TV operator was among t...
It was IPO Friday for the tech sector, as enthusiasm for the public debuts of Tableau Software Inc. and Marketo Inc. reached lofty levels, and Facebook Inc. managed ...
Tech stocks mostly held on to gains in afternoon trading Friday, with Facebook Inc. edging upward on its one-year anniversary of going public and two other tech comp...
Tech stocks showed strength in Friday's trading session, with several bellwethers rising and Facebook Inc. gaining ground on its one-year anniversary of becoming a p...