The Verge published an interesting interview with Netflix Chief Product Officer. Calling Hunt "the most important Netflix executive that nobody's ever heard of," the interviewer asks Hunt about the holiday site outages, why Hollywood and Web movie distributors need better supply-chain technology, and why he thinks the film industry places too much emphasis on pixel counts when the sweet spot for improving viewing quality is higher frame rates. Read More

Multichannel News reported yesterday that Time Warner Cable (TWC) has said in an interview that it is in discussions with Netflix on terms for connecting into Netflix's private content delivery network (CDN), but it believes that Netflix is "unfairly holding back content in" trying to get preferential treatment from Internet service providers. Read More

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., The Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG), and Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today announced licensing agreements bringing to U.S. Netflix members complete previous seasons of animated and live-action programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. Animation and Adult Swim, as well as the TNT serialized drama Dallas (produced by Warner Horizon Television). Read More

If you think you didn't have enough to read on your social media newsfeed, think again. Today President Obama signed into effect an amended version of the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), allowing rental services to publicize their customer's digital 'rental' history on social media websites like Twitter and Facebook. Read More

While many companies have made social media missteps, Netflix has received notice that the Securities and Exchange Commission may take action over a morale-boosting Facebook post by CEO Reed Hastings. Read More

In a groundbreaking first, Walt Disney Co. and Netflix have entered an agreement to offer audiences movies in the post-theatrical window previously controlled by premium cable television channels. Read More

Women and men are proportionally represented when it comes to watching streamed free TV, but a couple of other notable trends emerge from new research conducted by the NPD Group. Read More