Per Netflix blog:
It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs.
This means no change: one website, one account, one password… in other words, no Qwikster.
While the July price change was necessary, we are now done with price changes.
We’re constantly improving our streaming selection. We’ve recently added hundreds of movies from Paramount, Sony, Universal, Fox, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, MGM and Miramax. Plus, in the last couple of weeks alone, we’ve added over 3,500 TV episodes from ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, USA, E!, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Discovery Channel, TLC, SyFy, A&E, History, and PBS.
We value our members, and we are committed to making Netflix the best place to get movies & TV shows.
Thank you.
-Reed
From Home Media Magazine:
Sudden reversal keeps disc rental service under Netflix brand
In another twist, Netflix Oct. 10 said it is cancelling the planned rollout of by-mail disc rental unit Qwikster and will continue the pioneering service under the Netflix name.
In a post on the Netflix blog, co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings said the controversial decision to separate physical DVD/Blu-ray Disc rentals from streaming would confuse current and new subscribers.
"This means no change: one website, one account, one password … in other words, no Qwikster," Hastings wrote. "While the July price change was necessary, we are now done with price changes."
The latter referred to the much criticized 60% rate hike imposed Sept. 1 on Netflix's popular combined streaming/disc rental platform -- a move that precipitated mass subscriber cancelations and sent Netflix's stock price on a free fall.
Hastings then reiterated the fact Netflix has added 3,500 new TV episiodes to its streaming service in recent days of whirlwind content license agreements with content holders.
"We value our members, and we are committed to making Netflix the best place to get movies & TV shows," Hastings wrote.
It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs.
This means no change: one website, one account, one password… in other words, no Qwikster.
While the July price change was necessary, we are now done with price changes.
We’re constantly improving our streaming selection. We’ve recently added hundreds of movies from Paramount, Sony, Universal, Fox, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, MGM and Miramax. Plus, in the last couple of weeks alone, we’ve added over 3,500 TV episodes from ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, USA, E!, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Discovery Channel, TLC, SyFy, A&E, History, and PBS.
We value our members, and we are committed to making Netflix the best place to get movies & TV shows.
Thank you.
-Reed
From Home Media Magazine:
Sudden reversal keeps disc rental service under Netflix brand
In another twist, Netflix Oct. 10 said it is cancelling the planned rollout of by-mail disc rental unit Qwikster and will continue the pioneering service under the Netflix name.
In a post on the Netflix blog, co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings said the controversial decision to separate physical DVD/Blu-ray Disc rentals from streaming would confuse current and new subscribers.
"This means no change: one website, one account, one password … in other words, no Qwikster," Hastings wrote. "While the July price change was necessary, we are now done with price changes."
The latter referred to the much criticized 60% rate hike imposed Sept. 1 on Netflix's popular combined streaming/disc rental platform -- a move that precipitated mass subscriber cancelations and sent Netflix's stock price on a free fall.
Hastings then reiterated the fact Netflix has added 3,500 new TV episiodes to its streaming service in recent days of whirlwind content license agreements with content holders.
"We value our members, and we are committed to making Netflix the best place to get movies & TV shows," Hastings wrote.
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