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Post by lugnut on Feb 28, 2012 12:34:26 GMT -5
As demanded by Netflix's convoluted karmic membership plan, the company's promising recent deal with The Weinstein Company requires that it first send back all of its Starz content, stuffing nearly 800 titles in a metaphorical big red envelope as the companies' partnership dissolves on February 29. The end of Netflix's contract with Starz means an end to a huge chunk of its streaming library, with titles like Scarface, Young Frankenstein, Toy Story 3, Vertigo, Big Trouble In Little China, and Beetlejuice - to name just a very, very few - vanishing from your Watch Instantly options in the next 24 hours. And of course, it also means the end of being able to watch Party Down on there, so if you’re still trying to finish the series, consider faking a stomach ailment and ditching work to go get it done. Full list of disappearing movies - tvandmoviesnow.com/netflix-starz-expiring-2012.html |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2012 12:37:38 GMT -5
Already canceled Netflix. Not worth it with so many other options out there.
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Post by flexlufful on Feb 28, 2012 20:45:15 GMT -5
I cancelled mine a couple of months ago as well...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2012 10:27:35 GMT -5
I got a year long gift subscription last summer right before they changed their pricing structure. If I hadn't JUST gotten that I probably would have canceled my subscription then too. Haven't decided if we will keep it once that runs out but things like push me towards canceling.
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Post by Ack on Feb 29, 2012 10:33:15 GMT -5
Such a simple idea that was working. And they messed it all up. Morons.
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Post by lugnut on Feb 29, 2012 11:37:23 GMT -5
What I don't really get is how Starz has control over many of these titles, like Disney's Toy Story or Warner's Beetlejuice or Universal's Scarface, etc. I'm assuming that it must just be that Starz currently controls the cable-broadcast rights for these movies, but I wouldn't have expected those contracts to extend into streaming too. If this is the case, why the heck are the major studios letting other companies license their content for streaming instead of just doing it themselves and raking in all of the cash?
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