Netflix, Miramax Sign Deal -- Finally, Decent Programming

[Teh One Who Knocks]

By Brennon Slattery, PCWorld


If you've exhausted the decent content on Netflix Instant Watch and are now relegated to endless low-budget horror sequels and the straight-to-DVD dregs, here's some good news: the long-awaited deal between Netflix and Miramax has been sealed, and classic content is on its way.

Starting in June, Netflix will begin streaming "several hundred" Miramax movies to all platforms, including computers, Internet-connected TVs, set-top boxes, tablets, and smartphones, with more titles coming on a "rotating basis," according to the press release. Touted titles include Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, Good Will Hunting, Bad Santa (yay!), Scream, and Kill Bill.

Miramax gloats that collectively has 284 Academy Award nominations across 83 films, with 68 wins. To really amp up your streaming queue, Business Insider put together a list of 566 other movies in the Miramax distribution catalogue, via IMDB.

Details of the agreement haven't been disclosed, but Paid Content believes the price exceeded $100 million and that it's a contract for at least five years.

The Netflix/Miramax deal couldn't have come any sooner. Content providers such as Showtime and Starz are withholding popular shows or delaying releases, and Netflix's competition is only getting bigger in the form of Hulu Plus, Google streaming movies to Android devices, rumors of a Redbox streaming service, and the ubiquitous iTunes. But now it looks like I won't have to watch Tremors 4 after all!

[PorkChopSandwiches]

wooohoooo

[Teh One Who Knocks]

It's about time some movie studio does something that makes sense for a change.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

And once they start pulling in revenue everyone else will jump on board. These people "in charge" are retarded.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

No shit....this whole idea of not allowing Netflix to have new releases for 30 days will cut down on pirating and increase DVD sales? Seriously? Who came up with that idea? If anything, it does the exact opposite of that.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

They really have no clue on what they are doing. If you want to battle piracy give us the content at a fair price when its available to everyone else.

[Teh One Who Knocks]

Exactly! Instead, they now push the PPV release because it's out 30 days before Netflix has it, but they want like $6 for the PPV charge. No way I am gonna pay that when I can download a pirated copy in like 5 minutes.

[PorkChopSandwiches]

I agree, I was talking with my wife and I told her I would even be willing to pay $2 for something on PPV when its not on Netflix. But, not $5 or $6, especially when there are at least 5 redbox/blockbuster options for a dollar within a 2 blocks of my house. I haven't downrented anything in a while, since redbox is a buck.