Netflix and EPIX Sign Muti-Year Streaming Deal
Netflix and EPIX signed a deal to bring new releases to Netflix streaming 90 days after premium pay TV and subscription VOD. This will bring a bunch of new titles to streaming which will make the service that much better. The deal starts September 1st. Press release below.
EPIX AND NETFLIX ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE INTERNET-ONLY DEAL TO INSTANTLY STREAM EPIX MOVIES TO NETFLIX MEMBERS
NEW YORK and BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., August 10, 2010 – EPIX™ and Netflix, Inc. [Nasdaq: NFLX] today announced an agreement through which Netflix members can instantly watch an array of new releases and library titles from EPIX streamed over the Internet from Netflix. Movies from the multi-year deal will begin streaming from Netflix on September 1 and include movies from Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM.
EPIX has subscription pay TV rights to new releases and movies from the libraries of its partners and will make these movies available to Netflix 90 days after their premium pay TV and subscription on demand debuts. Historically, the rights to distribute these films are pre-sold to pay TV for as long as nine years after their theatrical release.
For Netflix, the agreement is a significant step in building the company’s streaming offer, adding many popular movie titles from some of the world’s leading studios. It adds meaningfully to a growing library of movies and TV shows that can be watched instantly on TVs via a range of leading consumer electronic devices capable of streaming from Netflix and on computers.
For EPIX, the deal reflects the value of the EPIX platform which, from its start, has provided new rights and flexibility for the distribution of its movies. The agreement allows EPIX to continue the distribution of popular content on a variety of platforms and preserve the premium television, subscription on demand and online window reserved for cable, satellite and telco television partners.
“Adding EPIX to our growing library of streaming content, as the exclusive Internet-only distributor of this great content, marks the continued emergence of Netflix as a leader in entertainment delivered over the Web,” said Ted Sarandos, chief content officer for Netflix. “The EPIX deal is an example of the innovative ways in which we’re partnering with major content providers to broaden the scope and freshness of choices available to our members to watch instantly over the Internet.”
Mark Greenberg, president of EPIX, added: “Netflix is an incredibly popular service and we welcome them as our newest distribution partner. We are pleased to be able to continue our mission of bringing consumers the movies where they want to watch them, while satisfying the differing needs of cable, telco and satellite operators. This deal also underscores the tremendous value of our offerings in the marketplace.”
(via BGR)
Droid X Says No Jacket Required
Apple posted a video of the Droid X loosing signal strength. It’s part of its campaign to show that every cellphone on the market has antenna issues. The problem with the Droid X is no one could replicate the issue. Motorola took out a full page ad to make sure everyone know that the Droid X doesn’t need a jacket to protect from the “Death Grip”. I’m glad Motorola responded in such a great way.
(via DroidLife)
MyMovies for SageTV Available
The popular MyMovies add-in for Windows Media Center has made it so SageTV. MyMovies is a movie management software that provides you will all the details about the movie including the cover art. MyMovies uses a client server so you can have the server hold the main database while all your other machines can pull from that content. Makes it easy so you are only managing one database. It’s a nice addition for SageTV users.
(via GeekTonic)
New Kindle Available for Pre-Order
The new Kindle, Kindle 3 if you will, is now available for pre-order from Amazon. You can get the 6″ screen in either wi-fi only for $139 or the wi-fi + 3g model for $189. The new models are graphite and feature the better e-ink screen. They will be available August 27th.
Video: First Logitech Revue Commercial
Logitech is gearing up for the launch of Revue, Google TV, with its first commercial. The commercial is embedded below and the first thing that came to mind was “What”. It’s strange way to start publicity on a new product. Plus wouldn’t you want to show how TV could be with Google TV. Oh well, I’m still excited for Google TV and the Logitech Revue. I’m just waiting for that pre-order page to show up.
(via AndroidandMe)
YouTube Now Gives You 15 Minutes
YouTube has increased the upload time of videos from 10 minutes to 15 minutes. Now everyone will truly get their 15 minutes of fame. I have only ran into the old 10 minute time on a couple videos. I’m sure for a majority of users it wasn’t an issue.
You can read about it on the YouTube blog.
