Netflix Partners with Starz to Add 2,500 Titles
Netflix has signed a deal with Starz to make more than 2,500 titles from Starz Play available for instant streaming, at no additional charge for Netflix unlimited customers ($8.99 per month and higher subscriptions). The first 1,000 titles should be available on the Netflix website soon, and include Spiderman 3, Enchanted, Ratatouille, Pirates of the Carribbean: At World's End, Superbad, No Country for Old Men, and more.
A sneak preview of the new Starz series Crash will also be available, and new episodes will be available on the same day and date of release.
Netflix will also offer a Starz Play-only subscription for $7.99 per month.
This sounds great to me. I don't mind streaming movies on my computer and this would help me clear up a lot of my regular queue quicker.
Posted by: stezton | October 01, 2008 at 05:31 AM
This is great news!!! So glad I got that Roku Player when it came out. The STARZ films are already on the WI area of NetFlix.
Posted by: jjfromnyc | October 01, 2008 at 05:37 AM
But when will it work on a Mac???
Posted by: Mac User | October 01, 2008 at 08:58 AM
This is great news!!! Waiting until the update for xbox 360, but for now the laptop to the computer works fine rather than wasting $100 bucks on the roku
Posted by: | October 01, 2008 at 10:53 AM
"But when will it work on a Mac???"
Do your reading before asking stupid questions. You'll get your chance to watch on a Mac this year. You should already own a Roku anyway lazy fool.
Posted by: Matthew | October 01, 2008 at 10:12 PM
Fantastic! Maybe I will get the Roku after all. Anyone know if the quality is good with wireless connection at 3mb down?
Posted by: Tim | October 02, 2008 at 05:11 PM
My DSL runs at around 2.7 Mbps. I typically get 2 or 3 dots on Watch Now. 3 dots is acceptable for almost everything. 2 dots can look fairly nasty for some movies, and look okay for others.
Posted by: Gir | October 02, 2008 at 05:23 PM
Wow, Matthew has some anger issues he needs to deal with. Or maybe he's not getting any and he is forced to lash out like that.
Posted by: Benny Katz | October 05, 2008 at 12:43 AM
The Starz movies on my PC don't look as clear for some reason compared to the other NetFlix streams.
Anyone else notice this?
Posted by: Maiyeko | October 06, 2008 at 12:51 PM