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Netflix surpasses YouTube as leading online video site

Netlfix (NFLX) has surpassed Google’s (GOOG) YouTube as the top online video service for watching TV shows and movies, according to a new survey by RBC Capital Markets. An online survey of more than 1,000 U.S. Internet users in February showed that 44% use Netflix to watch TV shows and movies, vs. 43% for YouTube. That was the first time Netflix has beaten YouTube in 10 consumer surveys by RBC since May 2011. One year ago, 37% of U.S. consumers used Netflix, vs. 40% for YouTube. Coming in a distant No. 3 was Hulu, at 27%. A year earlier, 28% of respondents used it. Amazon.com (AMZN) was No. 4 with 22%, up from 15% in February 2013. Hulu’s user penetration seems to have plateaued, while Amazon’s continues to grow, RBC analyst Mark Mahaney wrote in a research report Sunday. Amazon is “probably the biggest long-term risk to Netflix, in our…

Apple, Google Eyed In Media-Content Consolidation

Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL) are unlikely to follow in the footsteps of cable TV firm Comcast (CMCSA) by acquiring a media giant, Bernstein Research says in a report, but it doesn’t rule out smaller content purchases. Comcast, which acquired all of NBCUniversal from General Electric (GE) last year, is seeking regulatory approval to buy Time Warner Cable (TWC). Here’s IBD’s latest report on regulatory hurdles for that deal. Bernstein analyst Todd

Google Buys A Chunk Of Online Real Estate

Google (GOOG) has bought a chunk of online real estate. The search company’s growth equity fund, Google Capital, said Wednesday that it invested $50 million in Auction.com, a leading online real estate marketplace. Launched in 2008, Auction.com has sold nearly $20 billion in commercial and residential real estate assets since 2010. Customers include large financial institutions, individual property owners and real estate brokers. Prior investors