Tag: netflix
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Disney signs with Netflix to offer exclusive movie streaming in UK and Ireland
Netflix has added another huge name to its studio suppliers today by announcing that it has entered into an exclusive deal to stream The Walt Disney Company films in the UK and Ireland via its subscription service, ranging from classic to incoming movies. Netflix will now be streaming classic films including Pixar animated features like…
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LOVEFiLM to air exclusive Vikings TV series in UK and Germany before TV
The Amazon owned LOVEFiLM streaming service has announced another big exclusive today as the firm will be airing the incoming US TV series Vikings to the UK and Germany in an exclusive deal which will see the show premiere in Germany, followed by the UK, before terrestrial TV. All 9 episodes of the first season…
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Netflix: “When we launch in a territory the Bittorrent traffic drops”
The folks over at Stuff.tv have had a very interesting chat with Netflix’s Ted Sarandos who is the company’s Chief Content Officer, where he states that piracy and torrenting is directly affected by his company. Sarandos states “when we launch in a territory the Bittorrent traffic drops as the Netflix traffic grows” which is certainly interesting in…
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Netflix to debut 15 episode series of Arrested Development on May 26th
Netflix has confirmed today that it will be bringing the highly anticipated brand new series of Arrested Development to streaming screens on May 26th, after months of hype and speculation as to when viewers will be able to watch the series. Last year the streaming service announced that it would be funding and streaming a long…
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Netflix to launch new Wachowski TV Series Sense8 in 2014
It might not be apparent to everyone, but the future of television is here as Netflix has announced that they will be commissioning and exclusively screening its own original content in the form of a new Sci-Fi series called Sense8, which is created by the Wachowski (Nee brothers), creators of the Matrix trilogy, and writer…
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BBC iPlayer to offer TV shows before they have aired on television
The BBC has today announced a landmark trial in its BBC iPlayer catch-up and streaming service, with the broadcaster announcing that it will be running a year-long trial that will see programmes available to watch online before they’re aired on any of the BBC TV channels. In a move that is set to change the way…
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Blockbuster goes into administration following HMV and Jessops
Just two days after high street store HMV announced that it was going into administration follows the announcement that Blockbusters will also be calling in the administrators. Blockbuster, who is famed for its long standing DVD rental system, have filed to enter administration after hitting hard times in the UK with a massive change in…