Netflix Inc, which is the largest mail-order movie-rental system in the United States, has experienced significant 48 percent rise in profits in the third quarter off of an increased number of subscriptions. Net income has increased to $30.1 million, or 52 cents per share, from $20.4 million, or 33 cents per share, a year earlier, according to a statement released today by the company.
Netflix’s results managed to surpass analyst expectations for its profit, with the average analyst estimate coming in at 47 cents across twenty-two predictions. While much of Netflix’s competition has been forced to shrink operations due to weak …read more

Missed opportunities can hurt your bottom line. If you had a natural tie-in to a big holiday or event, you’d be crazy not to take advantage of it, right? Yet companies miss the opportunity all the time.
When The Time Traveler’s Wife came out in theaters, I heard a lot from friends about how great the book was. While some wanted to see the movie and some didn’t, they all agreed the book was worth the time. Well, I love a good novel. So I made a point to stop by the bookstore when I had time. Since this was just …read more

Disney’s recent decision to purchase Marvel Entertainment certainly was not meant to cause harm to Paramount Pictures, which is owned by Viacom, but the deal may end up posing a significant problem for Paramount. The worry stems from a one-year film distribution deal that Paramount formed with Marvel, one that Disney does not plan to extend.
 
The deal gave Paramount the right to distribute Marvel’s next five films, which includes “Iron Man 2,” “The First Avenger: Captain America,” and “The Avengers.” While the deal will not end prematurely, it will leave Paramount vulnerable at the end of the one-year period by …read more

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Can you spot Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) in the above clip from The Dark Knight? We only see him from the back, but he’s the gentleman that says: “We’re not intimidated by you thugs.”
The Joker (Heath Ledger’s character) responds: “You know, you remind me of my father. I hate my father.”
This isn’t the good senator from Vermont’s first time in a Batman flick — he’s not an actor, but Leahy had a cameo in Batman and Robin, and voiced a bit role in Batman: The Animated Series.