Netflix Prize

Netflix Awards $1M Prize to Developers; Sets New Contest

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2009 - 7:45am.

New York - Online DVD rental service Netflix (NASD: NFLX) on Monday doled out its $1 million Netflix Prize to a group of engineers and researchers who were able to improve the accuracy of the company's movie recommendation system by 10%. The team "BellKor's Pragmatic Chaos," consisting of three teams that had previously competed against one another, was awarded the $1 million prize offered by the contest, which Netflix launched in 2006.

Netflix to Award $1 Million Developer Prize; Debut New Contest

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 1, 2009 - 10:04am.

New York - Online DVD rental service Netflix (NASD: NFLX) intends later this month to award a $1 million prize to the engineering team who won its contest to improve the company's movie recommendations engine by 10%, and also announced plans for a second $1 million challenge.

tags: Movies | Netflix | Recommendations | Netflix Prize |

Team Claims Victory in $1 Million Contest to Improve Netflix

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 29, 2009 - 6:54am.

Los Gatos, Calif. - One of the teams working towards the Netflix Prize, a $1 million purse the company offered to anyone who could improve its movie recommendation algorithm by 10%, claims to have reached that goal.

tags: Movies | Netflix | Recommendations | Netflix Prize |