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Paid Video Streaming Reaches Over 40% Of U.S. Homes

U.S. consumers that subscribe to video streaming services are adding more Web-connected TVs and tablet computers to their household consumer electronics, says media research firm Nielsen. Among U.S. households, 41% now subscribe to a video streaming service, up from 36% a year earlier, with Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon.com’s (AMZN) Amazon Prime still the top choices, says Nielsen’s Total Audience Report for Q4 2014, released Wednesday. The trend is

Comcast might pursue Netflix if Time Warner Cable deal fails

If Comcast’s (CMCSA) acquisition of Time Warner Cable fails, Comcast could try to purchase Netflix, Cablevision or a number of other attractive targets, BTIG Research analyst Richard Greenfield said in a report Wednesday. Greenfield says U.S. regulators will block Comcast’s pending acquisition of Time Warner Cable (TWC) or set conditions for approval that are too onerous for Comcast to proceed. If the merger goes through, Comcast would control broadband Internet to over 55% of U.S. homes, he said. If Comcast can’t acquire Time Warner Cable, it will direct its M&A resources elsewhere, Greenfield said in a blog post. “Given the strength of Comcast’s balance sheet and an insatiable appetite for acquisitions, we do not believe Comcast would be content with its existing portfolio (no different than after they failed in their 2004 attempt to buy Disney),” he said. Comcast could go after Netflix (NFLX) to expand its…

Is Netflix’s Stock Chart A House Of Cards?

Despite all the hype over the season 3 debut of “House of Cards” on Friday, Netflix (NFLX) investors weren’t quite as excited, with shares falling 1.7% on the stock market today. The video-streaming site cleared a cup-with-handle base buy point earlier this month — does the breakout have a solid foundation or is it just a house of cards about to fall? Watch this video to find out some key factors that are at play in Netflix’s stock action. Follow