I'm lookin into it cuz i'm pretty sure they lowered the price to like $9 or 10/month with is like the cost of 2 rentals at the store. I could just stick to redbox but they dont have much selection for my liking...
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Blockbuster just added games to their online rental program. Great deal if you are a gamer.Comment -
If you have a device that streams (xbox, etc.)....go for it!Comment -
its outstanding
especially after this
Netflix secures exclusive streaming rights to more major films
Films are available after 90-day pay-TV window expires in a deal with studio-supported Epix.
Allison Enright
Topics: Epix, Lionsgate, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Netflix, Paramount Pictures
Netflix Inc. signed a five-year agreement with Epix that makes the premium movie channel’s library of films available to Netflix subscribers to instantly stream to their computers or televisions. The agreement greatly expands Netflix’s “Watch Instantly” streaming video library.
Epix, a fledgling premium pay movie channel available in about 4 million homes, is a joint venture among Paramount Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Lionsgate studios. Combined with agreements made with other companies, the new agreement provides Netflix subscribers streaming video access to about 46% of new Hollywood movies, a Netflix spokesman says. The Epix agreement preserves a 90-day pay-TV window, which means the films are available about three months after their debut on pay TV. Epix films will be available Sept. 1.
Netflix, No. 14 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide signed a similar distribution agreement with Starz in 2008. In July, it signed a deal worth more than $100 million a year with Relativity Media that makes films available to stream at the same time they hit pay TV. Netflix launched the Watch Instantly service in 2007 with 2,000 mostly older titles.
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“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,” says Ted Sarandos, chief content officer at Netflix. The company says last year 61% of its approximately 15 million subscribers streamed a TV show or film online.
Netflix is the No. 3 paid video provider in the country after Comcast and Time Warner, according to Forrester Research. Netflix’s latest deal makes it a greater threat to cable TV providers, says James L. McQuivey, a Forrester analyst. “There’s going to be a gradual awareness on the part of consumers that the premium movie channels they pay for on cable are not as necessary as they used to be,” he says.
Josh Bell, executive director of research firm Interpret says the move is about preparing for what’s next. “People are still renting DVDs. Streaming might not take over tomorrow but that is certainly in its future,” he says. Research documents Netflix’s growth in streaming video. Among all consumers who streamed online video in the last three months, 19% report using Netflix’s streaming service during the first quarter of 2010 compared with 14% in Q1 2009, Interpret says.
Neither Netflix nor Epix commented on the financial terms of the deal. But when an analyst asked Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer about a report that Netflix would pay Epix $1 billion over five years Feltheimer replied that number was “mostly in the ballpark.”
If the $1 billion figure is accurate, McQuivey says it would be a fair price for Netflix, considering how it helps Netflix lock up the streaming video market. “Netflix is going to try to get more revenue out of this deal, not to pay Epix, but to be able to go out to other studios to secure the rest of what they need,” he says. McQuivey predicts Netflix will charge more for the streaming service by early 2011, perhaps by charging more to receive a higher-quality video stream or by limiting the newest releases to subscribers willing to pay extra.Comment -
I had them for about two years, good enough service....but I've gotten out of the DVD habit. nothing bad to say.Comment -
Please just compare Neflix and Blockbuster side by side. Each has pros and cons.
I prefer blockbuster because I can pick up movies fast when I want to watch.
And it has the larger collection for old movies, I think.Comment -
I've had netflix for the past 6 years, and get the 1 movie at a time option for $9. They are adding more and more streaming movies and shows every month. And if your internet connection is fast enough they stream in HD.Comment -
I get the movies copy them and send them back also convert to MPEG4 to watch on IPADComment -
Also recommend the 1 movie at a time plan. With the possibility of postal rates going up and the threat of 5 day delievery, I'm sure Netflix is doing all it can to increase the movies available to be screened.Comment -
I have it and enjoy it. Switched from Blockbuster about 2 years ago because delivery times seemed long and the company is really floundering (in 2nd or 3rd bankruptcy now). The streaming feature is nice and I can do it through my Wii or my blue-ray player. However, it is not all peaches and cream. The streaming selection sucks, you have to pay a increased monthly fee to receive blue-ray disks and compared to red-box pricing it is downright expensive.
Crunch the numbers and figure it out, how many DVD's do you watch a month, are you missing a lot of movies that you would want to watch, do you live near a processing center?Comment -
Highly recommended. Very fast shipping turnaround. Mailed a DVD back Monday morning, had my next one by Wed. afternoon.Comment -
I love using netflix.Comment -
I used them a few years ago and am about to pick them back up myself. Nothing but positives about Netflix.Comment -
I just signed up for the Blockbuster by mail for the games and I'm already disappointed. Red Dead Redemption isn't available until 8/31. UFC Undisputed 10 isn't available until 9/7. Those games came out 2-3 months ago. Force Unleashed II comes out in Oct but it won't be available until next Feb. Heavy Rain is 6 months old and has a short wait. If you want to play newish games forget about it.Comment -
Id definitely recommend it. I have the one-in-one-out option and its 9 bucks a month. But I use the watch instant library more then anything, its great. And they recommend movies that they think youd like based on your ratings of other movies, so you come across movies uve never heard of that are great.Comment -
Just finished watching Karate Kid 2 streaming...
But use this when practicable
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Brock I read through what you posted above about the new Netflix streaming deal but I dont really understand it. What does it mean? That they will have releases that are 90 days old available to stream instantly on there site?Comment -
Very nice, im excited
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You wouldnt happen to know where I could catch last nights episode of Hard Knocks would you?Comment -
Well yeah, if you have HBO. Unfortunately I dont, I usually catch up on all my premium channel shows the next day by streaming online off websites like this ... http://watch-series.com/ ... but I cant seem to find Hard Knocks.Comment -
Thanks for everyone's input. I decided I'm gonna get it since I have an XBox to streamComment -
great buy...maybe the best thing in the world for 10 bonesComment -
Netflix is great...go for it
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I been thinking of signing up, do you have to sign a contrat? Can you go month to month?Comment -
I've had Netflix for a couple of years and have been very happy with it.Comment -
Net-Flix isn't very good for Blu-Ray rentals.
I'm currently with Blockbuster and they are really slow. I don't like Blockbuster.
I'd be with Net-flix if they did blu-rays.Comment
