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• Netflix stakes its future on better recommendations

  April 15, 2012 in Business on Page E2 LOS GATOS, Calif. – Netflix executives John Ciancutti and Todd Yellin are trying to create a video-recommendation system that knows you better than an old friend. It’s a critical mission …

• Motley Fool: Netflix stock may merit closer look

  February 26, 2012 in Business on Page E2 Shares of streaming-movie provider Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) got a standing ovation from investors after the company delivered stellar fourth-quarter results. What a ride it’s been for Netflix shareholders. First, Netflix …

• Netflix kills plan to split off DVD rentals

  October 10, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Netflix Inc. is abandoning its widely panned decision to separate its DVD-by-mail and Internet streaming services because it would make them more difficult to use. 4

• Netflix offering a streaming-only plan to customers

  November 28, 2010 in Business on Page E1 SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix is preparing for the day when getting DVDs by mail is as old-fashioned as going to the video store. It’s hoping to wean people from DVDs …

• Blockbuster launches comeback with ad blitz

  November 28, 2010 in Business on Page E6 After years of losses and store closures, Blockbuster Inc. has a message for the country: We’re still here. The once dominant movie-rental chain, which is undergoing Chapter 11 reorganization, will …

• Apple has Web TV competitors

  September 5, 2010 in Business on Page E3 CHICAGO – An increasing number of consumers are watching online videos, but the trend hasn’t led to the demise of pay-TV services such as cable and satellite. “For now, the …

• Business update: Economic stress easing more slowly

  July 6, 2010 in Business Two-thirds of U.S. counties became economically healthier in May, thanks to more manufacturing jobs in the Midwest and fewer home foreclosures in the Sun Belt, according to a monthly analysis …

• Netflix says it will stream movies to Wii consoles

  January 17, 2010 in Business on Page E4 LOS ANGELES — The No. 1 video game console is taking a page out of the playbooks of the ones in second and third place. Nintendo Co. announced Wednesday it …

• Postal worker sues over firing

  November 24, 2009 in City on Page A7 A former Spokane postal supervisor is suing the U.S. Postal Service, saying it wrongly fired him after he refused to accept a late delivery of Netflix DVDs back in 2007. …

• Ex-supervisor sues Postal Service over firing

  November 23, 2009 in City A former Spokane postal supervisor is suing the U.S. Postal Service, saying it wrongly fired him after he refused to accept a late delivery of Netflix DVDs back in 2007. 12

• Film-picking method wins Netflix prize

  September 22, 2009 in Business on Page A8 NEW YORK – Netflix Inc. declared a seven-member group of researchers, scientists and engineers from around the world as winners Monday of its three-year, $1 million contest to improve its …

• Blockbuster to shutter as many as 960 stores

  September 15, 2009 in Business, City Blockbuster is planning to close as many as 960 stores by the end of next year. That would shrink the video rental chain by more than 20 percent as it …

• Redbox attracting local movie fans

  July 16, 2009 in Business, Idaho on Page A10 Movie fans in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene are getting used to a new shopping ritual: watching people select a DVD from a large red box outside a supermarket. Some are …