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Verizon and DVD rental provider RedBox are working on a TV and movie streaming and download service they plan to unveil in May, according to a TechCrunch report. The subscription-based service is apparently known as "Project Zoetrope" internally. Payment will reportedly be credit-based, meaning subscribers will get a certain number of credits for a fee and can apply these credits to their rentals.
"I messed up. I owe everyone an explanation." Thus begins a blog post by Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, announcing a new change to the company — a change that is almost guaranteed to further irritate an already angry and frustrated customer base. The change, in a nutshell, is this: In addition to charging separate fees for its streaming and DVD-rental services, Netflix is formalizing the separation of the two businesses.
"I messed up. I owe everyone an explanation." Thus begins a blog post by Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, announcing a new change to the company — a change that is almost guaranteed to further irritate an already angry and frustrated customer base. The change, in a nutshell, is this: In addition to charging separate fees for its streaming and DVD-rental services, Netflix is formalizing the separation of the two businesses.
Netflix cut its domestic subscriber forecast on Thursday by one million customers in the wake of a major change in the company’s pricing structure that favors its streaming-only service. The company discontinued its $9.99 monthly streaming and DVD-rental plan and replaced it with two plans, $7.99 for streaming only and $7.99 for one DVD at a time.
This week, I got emails announcing changes to two online services I subscribe to. I just sort of shrugged at one message, though it did represent a significant change in the service’s business model. The second email outlined a major change as well, but my reaction to it was much stronger. It ticked me off.