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"Netflix has started to restrict its users from streaming more than one movie at a time as part of its price hike.  The change could have a major effect on how families use Netflix. No longer can one person watch a movie from the iPad while the rest of the family watches another film on the Xbox, for example.\nAs website Stop the Cap points out, Netflix has always had a policy that limited streaming, with those on a single DVD or streaming-only plan limited to streaming one film at a time.\nBut it appears as if Netflix just started enforcing this rule Sept. 1. The changes seem to coincide with Netflix's price hike, which took effect Sept. 1 as well.  Now, if you attempt to launch two movie streams, Netflix will block it and tell you that your membership plan doesn't support multiple movie streams. \nWe received the error message (above) in our tests, confirming other reports. However, we also learned that television shows seem to be exempt from the movie streaming rules. For example, we were able to stream a movie and a TV show simultaneously but unable to stream two movies at the same time.\nThe move is sure to upset some customers as Netflix continues to deal with a number of setbacks. Its talks with Starz recently broke down and customers are not happy with the recent price hikes. Netflix's revenues are at record highs, but without Starz, it loses some of its best content. It's unclear how customers will react to this latest change.\nBONUS: Chronicling Netflix's Downturn, July to October 2011\n\n\nChronicling Netflix's Collapse\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Netflix Stock Hits All-Time High\n\n\nJuly 13, 2011\nNetflix stock more than doubled over the previous year, then increased by 15% in May to reach its last all-time high in July of $300.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2.. Netflix Price Hike Takes Effect Today\n\n\nSept. 1, 2011\nNetflix cancelled its $9.99 combined streaming and DVD plan and separated the services into two separate $7.99 plans.\nPhoto courtesy of Flickr, matthew393\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Netflix Has Lost Half Its Value in Two Months\n\n\nSept. 19, 2011\nThe stock dropped 50% from its July 13 all-time high.\nNetflix Price Stock Chart by YCharts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Netflix Apologizes to Customers &amp; Rebrands Its DVD Service\n\n\nSept. 19, 2011\nNetflix CEO Reed Hastings introduced Qwikster, the company that would take over its DVD service.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Netflix Abandons Qwikster DVD Plan\n\n\nOct. 10, 2011\nRecognizing that Qwikster would end up \"making things more difficult\" for its customers, Reed Hasting announced that Netflix will forego DVD rebranding.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Netflix Loses 800,000 Customers in Quarter\n\n\nOct. 24, 2011\nBy Monday Oct. 24, over 805,000 Netflix customers had cancelled their subscriptions due to the company price hike.\nImage courtesy of Flickr, Ross Catrow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Netflix Stock Plummets 27% Following Earnings Report\n\n\nOct. 24, 2011\nDown to $85 share price from $300 this summer, Netflix's stock fell 27% following the announcement that it had lost 800,000 customers.\nNetflix Stock Chart by YCharts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Netflix Stock Falls 37% as Subscribers Depart\n\n\nOct. 25, 2011\nBy premarket trading Tuesday morning, Netflix stock had fallen another 10% since the evening before.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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