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NETFLIX DELIVERIES RESUME
Monday, August 18 2008
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Netflix is still not saying what caused an error in its system that resulted in millions of customers not receiving DVDs on time last week, but they did say on Friday that the problem had been resolved. It indicated that the glitch affected all 55 Netflix distribution centers. The company said that it would issue a 15-percent refund to subscribers whose DVDs were delayed. It blamed the problem on "severe technical difficulties," but was otherwise closed-lipped about the problem.
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'TECHNICAL ISSUES' DELAY NETFLIX
Friday, August 15 2008
Since
Monday,
NetFlix
has
been
unable
to
ship
millions
of
movies
to
its
subscribers,
the
company
acknowledged
Thursday,
blaming
the
problem
on
"severe
technical
issues"
but
declining
to
describe
the
issue
any
further.
Today's
(Friday)
Los
Angeles
Times
said
that
the
problem
came
to
light
on
Monday
and
resulted
in
all
shipments
being
halted
on
Tuesday.
On
Wednesday
it
was
only
able
to
send
out
about
half
the
discs
subscribers
had
requested.
On
Thursday
all
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MOVIES OFFERED ONLINE FOR 99 CENTS
Thursday, August 14 2008
In
another
sign
that
the
online
video
business
is
struggling
to
remain
viable,
the
rental
service
Vudu
announced
Wednesday
that
it
is
temporarily
slashing
the
price
of
many
of
its
popular
movies
to
99
cents,
half
its
regular
price.
During
a
promotional
period,
Vudu
said
it
will
introduce
25
new
titles
each
week.
The
announcement
comes
just
one
day
after
two
competitors,
Vongo
and
ClickStar,
announced
that
they
were
shutting
down.
Vudu,
however,
gave
no
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