NEW YORK — To the ranks of New Coke and the Edsel, we can now add Qwikster. Less than a month after announcing a plan to separate its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming services, Netflix reversed course Monday and said it would keep the two services on a single website
Netflix said Monday it will keep its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming services on one website for US subscribers, abandoning plans announced last month to completely separate the services.
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It took Coca-Cola 77 days of New Coke to bring back Coke Classic. It took Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings less than three weeks to shelf the idea of splitting Netflix into two brands—Qwikster to sell DVDs, Netflix for streaming; 23 days in all to admit publicly that the right strategy can turn out very wrong and to cancel the move before it kicked in.
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Also: ‘Green Lantern,’ ‘Horrible Bosses’ and ‘Zookeeper.’ Also: “Green Lantern,” “Horrible Bosses” and “Zookeeper.”
Last year I reviewed the Blu-ray of Disney’s animated classic, Beauty and the Beast (check out that review here). My jaw dropped throughout the entire presentation, from the extras, the transfer, the audio even the film itself was just terrific. It’s one of only a few titles I’ve awarded a 10 over …
The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) announced its highly anticipated film line-up for the 26th edition, September 22, 2011, featuring 6 World Premieres, 15 U.S. Premieres and 61 Florida Premieres. FLiFF (www.FLiFF.com) will present features, documentaries, shorts and student films from the U.S. and around the world, including Spain, Italy, France, U.K, Russia, Fiji, and South Africa, Sweden, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, Italy, France, Portugal, over 40 different countries in all and will host filmmakers, producers, and actors to represent and discuss their films. The festival takes place October 21 – November 11.