The sun is quickly setting on Netflix's streaming partnership with Starz. As previously reported, the two companies couldn't hammer out a deal and, as a result, some 1,000 or so Starz titles -- many from Sony and Disney -- will be pulled from the Netflix catalog this week. Here are 50 of the more notable ones.
The last quarter has not been good to Netflix. The company reported a loss of 800,000 subscribers, mostly due to the PR nightmare that came after it raised its prices for its combined streaming and DVD plan by 60%. Netflix ended the quarter with 23.8 million U.S. subscribers, compared to 24.6 million three months ago.
Netflix, in an effort to minimize its exodus of customers, has inked a deal with DreamWorks Animation over the weekend. While you won’t be able to get your Toy Story 3 fix, you can probably console yourself with a little Shrek.
Say goodbye to about 1,000 movies, Netflix, because Starz is throwing up its hands and taking a long, scowling walk in the opposite direction. The American cable and satellite TV service said late yesterday afternoon that it was ending negotiations with Netflix and pretty much hitting the road.
Hope you weren’t hoping to watch any recent Sony movies on Netflix Instant anytime soon. The studio has pulled its movies from Starz’ VoD service, which supplies Netflix Instant with recent releases, as the result of being too popular for everyone’s own good.
Dish Network may have just settled with TiVo, but its lawyers won’t be resting anytime soon. The satellite company has just been hit by lawsuits from both Starz Entertainment and the Walt Disney Co. over the same promotional offer.
Just days after Showtime announced a new deal with Netflix that removes shows from the rental and streaming video provider’s lineup, a second cable channel’s frustrating Netflix’s ability to offer up-to-date programming.
Comcast may have no interest in offering Video on Demand to anyone other than its existing customers, but the same doesn’t appear to be true for Dish Network. On a recent conference call with investors, CEO Charlie Ergen admitted that the company is talking to providers about obtaining streaming rights to content beyond current subscribers:
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If you’re a fan of 300, or other films that bring a graphic novel veneer to the blood and brawn of old-school warrior brawls, then you really owe it to yourself to check out the latest Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. You can find the first two episodes (the latter of which airs tonight) [...]
