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Is Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) being altruistic or just a savvy marketer, by unlocking its Chromecast software development kit (SDK) to developers? Either way, much of the blogosphere seems to think this is the best news since sliced bread. The $35 Chromecast has been a big hit with consumers since...

Here's a look at the top tickers trending on StockTwits.com Netflix: Earnings season champion After Wednesday's closing bell, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reported its fourth quarter earnings in which both EPS and revenue topped consensus estimates. Investors were jittery going in to the company'...

In a move clearly designed to expand its subscriber base, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced it was testing a new streaming plan (for new users only) that offers a single-screen, standard definition option for $6.99 a month. That’s a dollar less than the company’s current lowest cost plan...

The past week was nearly dominated by Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) many product announcements. New iPads, new Mac Book Pros, new details on the Mac Pro -- the list went on and on. The only thing missing was Apple's first TV set, though the rumor mill helped consumers cope with that. The unconfirmed...

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may have just become the largest paid entertainment service in America. According to Bloomberg, Netflix had 30 million paid subscribers in the United States as of September 30. HBO, the pay-TV network owned by Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), is reportedly below Netflix with 28.7...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is rumored to upgrade its growing set-top box with a number of new features this fall, including video games. Until then, Apple seems to be intent on slowly populating the device with as many channels as possible. For its latest upgrade, the Mac maker has added content from...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is looking to populate its long-awaited television set with content from Disney (NYSE: DIS), Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) and Time Warner (NYSE: TWX). According to Quartz, Apple has spoken with all three firms about the possibility of obtaining select content. While Netflix (NASDAQ:...

Sony's (NYSE: SNE) mysterious TV service could launch sooner than later if the company's new deal with Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA) comes to fruition. According to The Wall Street Journal, Sony has reached a preliminary agreement with Viacom for its unconfirmed pay-TV series. Unlike Netflix (NASDAQ:...

The premiere of the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Chromecast streaming device has excited the masses to the point the device is already sold out and on backorder. Related: Google's Sold-Out Chromecast Soars to $100 on eBay It has also raised concerns, on the part of television executives and others...

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is not a TV network -- or even a pay-TV station. Despite this, the company proudly took home 14 Emmy nominations Thursday morning, including two "Best Actor" nods for Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright in the critically acclaimed House of Cards. If this show had been produced by...

Coinciding with the hiring of former Hulu exec., Pete Distad, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is said to be closing in on a deal with Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) to give Time Warner subscribers access to cable channels via Apple TV. Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources with “knowledge of the...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) went to the dollar store this week. however, instead of buying cheap knickknacks from Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR), Google went shopping for a municipal fiber-optic system in Provo, Utah, that cost $39 million to build. According to the Associated Press, the deal is "widely...

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is getting hit today after Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced a content deal with EPIX that will bring The Avengers, The Hunger Games, and other major movies to Amazon Prime. The deal, which was officially announced this morning, means that content from Viacom's (NYSE: VIA)...

Viewers of hit television shows such as HBO's True Blood or Sex and the City should not expect to indulge their guilty pleasures through Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) streaming anytime soon. The Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) owned network has no plans to partner with Netflix in the future, according to Reuters...