The multi-year deal kicks off next week and continues the relationship between Netflix and NBC Universal.
The agreement adds significantly to the growing selection of movies and TV episodes that can be streamed instantly from Netflix with memberships starting at $8.99 a month. Among the highlights, Netflix members will be able to instantly watch:
• Episodes from every season of NBC’s signature comedy franchise “Saturday Night Live,” including day-after broadcast of the upcoming 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons plus hundreds of episodes from the first 35 years of “SNL.”
• Every episode from the last season of the multiple Emmy Award-winning series “30 Rock,” “The Office” and “Law & Order: SVU,” as well as earlier seasons of those shows renewed for streaming from Netflix under the current deal.
• All prior seasons – and eventually next year’s final season – of “Friday Night Lights,” the small-town drama surrounding high-school football in Dillon, Tex.
• All prior seasons of USA Network hits “Psych,” the comedy featuring James Roday as a fake psychic who solves crimes with his best friend, Dule Hill; the drama “In Plain Sight,” starring Mary McCormack as a U.S. Marshal in New Mexico; as well as all seasons of “Monk,” starring Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Tony Shalhoub in the title role. Prior seasons of all three shows are available to watch instantly at Netflix for the first time.
• More than 75 prior season episodes of Syfy’s mainstay “Battlestar Galactica,” as well as prior seasons of the network’s popular series’ “Destination Truth” and “Eureka” – all streaming from Netflix for the first time.
“We are very pleased to continue our successful relationship with Netflix,” said Frances Manfredi, executive vice president and general sales manager of cable and non-theatrical sales for NBC Universal Domestic TV Distribution, who forged the deal. “We applaud Netflix for recognizing the value of content like ‘SNL,’ ‘Friday Night Lights,’ ‘Monk,’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’ to their subscribers.”
“This agreement adds meaningfully to the wide variety of content that can be streamed from Netflix and breaks new ground in our relationship with NBC Universal,” said Ted Sarandos, chief content officer for Netflix.
About NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution
The NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution division is responsible for the distribution of NBC Universal product to all forms of television within the U.S. and Canada. This includes distribution of current and library film and television product, formats and non-scripted programming in the pay, free, and basic cable television markets, as well as the domestic syndication of first-run syndicated TV programs, theatrical and TV movie packages.
Current first-run strip syndicated programming from NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution includes “Access Hollywood,” “Access Hollywood Live,” “The Jerry Springer Show,” “Maury” and “The Steve Wilkos Show.” Current first-run weekly syndicated programming includes “The Chris Matthews Show,” “The Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo” and the off-network distribution of “30 Rock,” “Friday Night Lights,” “House,” “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Monk,” “The Office,” “The Real Housewives” franchise and much more.
Source: Netflix, Inc.
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Yea! Battlestar Galactica streaming!!!
Yea! Battlestar Galactica streaming!!!
So, Apple gets NBC Universal content on the new Apple TV anyway, just not in the iTunes store directly eh…?
Can’t quite decide who the winner is… eh, yeah I can… not NBC Universal.
So, Apple gets NBC Universal content on the new Apple TV anyway, just not in the iTunes store directly eh…?
Can’t quite decide who the winner is… eh, yeah I can… not NBC Universal.
How is that more than $.99 an episode???
How is that more than $.99 an episode???
Hmmm – Streaming or 99 cents each – I think I would take the 99 Cents..
Hmmm – Streaming or 99 cents each – I think I would take the 99 Cents..
BSG rocks. I miss my Six.
BSG rocks. I miss my Six.
SNL is sooo over, who even watches that crap???
Bring back 1977 SNL the best it”s ever been….NBC is circling the Bowl!!!
SNL is sooo over, who even watches that crap???
Bring back 1977 SNL the best it”s ever been….NBC is circling the Bowl!!!
Well with the iTunes model, the networks only make money when you actually buy an episode. With Netflix, like any other subscription service, they’re getting paid directly by the service provider regardless how much an individual customer watches.
Subscriptions = guaranteed money. That’s also why the print industry wants an iPad subscription service.
Well with the iTunes model, the networks only make money when you actually buy an episode. With Netflix, like any other subscription service, they’re getting paid directly by the service provider regardless how much an individual customer watches.
Subscriptions = guaranteed money. That’s also why the print industry wants an iPad subscription service.
@ Angelus520, exactly.
Paying 99¢ per show (for each end every show) actually makes the shows MORE valuable than unlimited streaming for a very small mothly subscription fee (of which any one network will only get a small portion).
@ Angelus520, exactly.
Paying 99¢ per show (for each end every show) actually makes the shows MORE valuable than unlimited streaming for a very small mothly subscription fee (of which any one network will only get a small portion).
Awesome, I was wondering what was up with the more recent seasons of 30 Rock and The Office on Netflix!
Awesome, I was wondering what was up with the more recent seasons of 30 Rock and The Office on Netflix!
Apple could buy Netflix for a fraction of their cash on hand. Since anything on Netflix is already on AppleTV, then I guess they don’t to. Poor NBC, trying so hard to look tough but ending up on AppleTV anyway. Tsk, tsk.
Apple could buy Netflix for a fraction of their cash on hand. Since anything on Netflix is already on AppleTV, then I guess they don’t to. Poor NBC, trying so hard to look tough but ending up on AppleTV anyway. Tsk, tsk.
@disposableidentity:
Problem is… for every person who would pay 99¢ per show, there are 10 who would rather just subscribe to a channel.
If the average person bought 5 shows from NBC per month…
50 x 8.99 > 1 x (99¢ x 5 )
Plus, the network can still put out a few crap shows. Since you’re subscribed, you’ll stay on for the 1 good show you might watch.
The Networks do NOT want a la carte downloads… as their revenue stream would be hodgy podgy.
@disposableidentity:
Problem is… for every person who would pay 99¢ per show, there are 10 who would rather just subscribe to a channel.
If the average person bought 5 shows from NBC per month…
50 x 8.99 > 1 x (99¢ x 5 )
Plus, the network can still put out a few crap shows. Since you’re subscribed, you’ll stay on for the 1 good show you might watch.
The Networks do NOT want a la carte downloads… as their revenue stream would be hodgy podgy.
correction:
That should be 10 x 8.99 > 1 x (99¢ x 5 )
correction:
That should be 10 x 8.99 > 1 x (99¢ x 5 )
Does this mean that If you own the new AppleTV and are a Netflix subscriber you can then stream NBC shows to AppleTV even though Apple doesn’t have a rental deal with NBC?