DailyFinance reports that Netflix will stream The Hunger Games this year, and the hit Avengers in 2013.
Rival studio Viacom also shares the joy because its Paramount division owns the domestic distribution rights for The Avengers. That's a lingering side effect of that age-old credit facility deal. And thanks to the Paramount connection, you can bet that The Avengers will show up as a Netflix stream in 2013.
Netflix has an exclusive streaming license with premium cable channel Epix until September. That's when Epix -- a joint venture between Lionsgate, Viacom, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- can add other digital services to the distribution slate. The non-exclusive part of the Netflix contract then continues for another three years.
So Netflix gets The Hunger Games this fall and The Avengers next spring. Expect an epic online, TV, and radio blitz of Netflix advertising when these licenses take effect.
Thanks to Brad for sending this in.
Just make sure that the cleft lips are in HD, please! Harelip in 1080p, or not at all.
Posted by: Tim Brownhouse | May 16, 2012 at 04:12 PM
All those movies are back in HD now... I wonder what happened.
Posted by: Denny | May 17, 2012 at 01:16 AM
Netflix gets new movies and you guys still complain. Get a new hobby, or grow up
Posted by: Herb | May 17, 2012 at 04:42 PM
Netflix added HD back to all of those movies! Awesome!
Posted by: Steve | May 17, 2012 at 05:58 PM
No Herb, we won't. Some of us actually care about quality...I know you may not. Sucks to be you.
Posted by: Steve | May 17, 2012 at 06:26 PM
Wow, Jane. Two stupid trendyspeak words in one sentence. One being the "first world problems" and the other being the DUMB adding of "much" at the end. What next, will you start a sentence fragment beginning with "that awkward moment when..."?
Posted by: Gobotron | May 17, 2012 at 08:24 PM
Not being judgement just stating the obvious at how pathetic you guys sound. You're the sad fellow complaing on a forum over high definition. Oh no! My world is ending! Its ONLY 480p! Grab the survival kit... what ever shall we do!?!?! Atrocities against mankind! Justice will be had! <<< How you actually sound right now to anybody with a real life who looks out the window and actually sees the real world out there. Let me know how Never Never Land treats you.
Posted by: Jane :) | May 18, 2012 at 12:00 AM
@ Jane, what's sadder is how faithfully you return to check for replies and attack accordingly.
Posted by: Tim Brownhouse | May 18, 2012 at 08:27 AM
Jane is right. You guys are bellyaching and pathetic.
Posted by: Herb | May 18, 2012 at 01:17 PM
"Let me know how Never Never Land treats you."
It treats me very well, thank you for asking.
Posted by: Groggie | May 18, 2012 at 04:54 PM