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The US-based online streaming service, Netflix, which gives subscribers access to hundreds of TV shows and movies is making its content available in the United Kingdom in Ireland starting 2012. As part of this move, the Internet company has been making deals with broadcasters and production houses, recently signing agreements with Lionsgate and MGM.
This week, Netflix signed a new licensing pact with BBC Worldwide. Though no financial terms have been revealed, the online streaming service now has the rights to show episodes of Doctor Who, Fawlty Towers, Little Britain, Miss Marple, Spooks, Top Gear, and Torchwood six months after they have been broadcast on TV. BBC has made similar agreements with BlinkBox, BT Vision, and Virgin Media.
“BBC programmes are a big favourite of our over 20 million streaming members in the US, Canada, and Latin America. We are incredibly proud to make these high-quality programmes available to Netflix members in the UK and Ireland,” said Ted Sandaros, chief content officer of Netflix.
Steve Macallister, president and managing director of sales and distribution at BBC Worldwide issued a statement about the deal, saying: “With our content already available on Netflix in North and Latin America, we're delighted to be a launch partner for Netflix in the UK and Eire, offering viewers the chance to watch some of our best loved shows on the platform from day one.
“UK audiences have really grasped the experience that online viewing can bring, and our programming has proven to be particularly popular with this digital audience.”
Netflix can stream content to Blu-Ray players, internet-connected TVs, Google & Apple TV, iOS devices, and of course personal computers. In the United States, it is $7.99 for a monthly subscription that gives you access to the entire catalogue. The monthly fee for the United Kingdom has not yet been announced.
This week, Netflix signed a new licensing pact with BBC Worldwide. Though no financial terms have been revealed, the online streaming service now has the rights to show episodes of Doctor Who, Fawlty Towers, Little Britain, Miss Marple, Spooks, Top Gear, and Torchwood six months after they have been broadcast on TV. BBC has made similar agreements with BlinkBox, BT Vision, and Virgin Media.
“BBC programmes are a big favourite of our over 20 million streaming members in the US, Canada, and Latin America. We are incredibly proud to make these high-quality programmes available to Netflix members in the UK and Ireland,” said Ted Sandaros, chief content officer of Netflix.
Steve Macallister, president and managing director of sales and distribution at BBC Worldwide issued a statement about the deal, saying: “With our content already available on Netflix in North and Latin America, we're delighted to be a launch partner for Netflix in the UK and Eire, offering viewers the chance to watch some of our best loved shows on the platform from day one.
“UK audiences have really grasped the experience that online viewing can bring, and our programming has proven to be particularly popular with this digital audience.”
Netflix can stream content to Blu-Ray players, internet-connected TVs, Google & Apple TV, iOS devices, and of course personal computers. In the United States, it is $7.99 for a monthly subscription that gives you access to the entire catalogue. The monthly fee for the United Kingdom has not yet been announced.