Farhad Manjoo / Slate:
Will Netflix Destroy the Internet? — American broadband capacity might not be able to keep up with everyone who wants to stream movies. — On Sept. 22, Netflix began offering its streaming movie service in Canada. This was Netflix’s first venture outside of the United States …
Ben Kuchera / Ars Technica:
Netflix on PS3 gets 1080p, adds 5.1 surround, loses the disc — Microsoft thought it was being all fancy with its dashboard update that brought search to Netflix, but Sony has just announced its own competing update to Netflix streaming. Starting October 18, you’ll be able to access Netflix …
Larry Dignan / ZDNet:
Netflix migrating more infrastructure to Amazon Web Services — Amazon Web Services on Friday announced a big reference customer—Netflix. — According to Amazon, Netflix, which has been using the e-commerce giant’s Web services for a year, will expand its usage and migrate more of its infrastructure to the cloud.
Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
Netflix Bends To Warner Bros., Won’t Rent DVDs For 28 Days After They Go On Sale (NFLX) — This will please the movie industry: Netflix has agreed to a 28-day window before it rents Warner Bros. DVDs and Blu-ray discs after they go on sale. The idea is that this will allow Warner Bros. to sell more discs …