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Sandy Vasquez faces a bit of a dilemma on May 26 when new episodes of Arrested Development start streaming on Netflix.

A new study has revealed the dark side of binge viewing series like "House of Cards" on Netflix -- spouses that "Netflix cheat." If half of marriages end in divorce, maybe "Netflix cheating" is an early sign of trouble in a relationship.

For those who don't know, Imagine Entertainment is the production company founded by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer , and the two have been busy for 26 years at Universal with an exclusive production deal.

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Be sure to check out fellow LockerGnome writer Candice Shane's 2012 article on what to watch on Netflix - but be sure to add House of Cards and other Netflix originals to that list! Hastings' company Netflix is winning the streaming battle.

I have closely watched the up-and-coming generation, known as The Millennials, for 29 years now.

Amazon is still determined to snag every TV exclusive possible , and it just scored one of its better deals -- or at least, one of the more forward-thinking. It now has the sole unlimited subscription streaming rights to the previous seasons of five NBCUniversal shows.

However, should Coinstar really be advertising this service at all? Shouldn't it wait until it has a comparable library to what Netflix and Amazon.com ( In this video, longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz looks at the shortcomings that Redbox Instant faces, and its hook to get noticed.

Online media streaming sites like Netflix , Hulu and Amazon are tailor made for binge watching your favorite shows, as users watch entire television series in just a few sittings.

This morning, a news report indicated that a consortium of cable companies were in discussions to purchase Hulu, a web television provider.

Creating original content is the big trend with major tech companies like Netflix and Hulu.

We all wish we had just one more shot at the stock we forgot to buy. For some, it's Google or Apple .

The evolving TV and video industry faces uncertainty as it embraces new technology like wireless streaming, as traditional US broadcasters urged lawmakers Tuesday to help preserve their marketplace primacy.

Actor Jeffrey Tambor attends a screening of Arrested Development Season 4 at a central London cinema, Thursday, May 9, 2013.

Netflix shares are trading at levels not seen since 2011 when it lost hundreds of thousands of customers after hiking prices for people who wanted continued access to DVDs as well as its streaming service.

There has been a great deal of talk, in and out of the media, since the Securities and Exchange Commission issued its April Report on why it would not bring a case against Netflix and/or its CEO Reed Hastings .

Billionaire investor Daniel Loeb 's proposal to separate Sony Corp. 's movie, music and TV businesses would give the Tokyo-based company a chance to join the 3 1/2-year media rally it has missed.

While it appears Netflix is continuing to grow as the dominant video streaming service in the U.S., its competitors are also growing, according to Internet research firm Sandvine .

Video has long been the driving force behind our growth in broadband traffic. The latest Sandvine report shows us that's still the case and offers clues on how ISPs may cope.

"When we were first doing our research in Canada, a few years ago, it was stunning to us that relative to the U.S, suburban moms would openly talk about downloading movies and TV through BitTorrent," said Hastings during an interview at Postmedia's office in Toronto.