AMC's retro-hip hit "Mad Men" will start streaming via Netflix as of midsummer. Lionsgate and Netflix cut a multiyear deal for the Emmy-winning series under which the first four seasons will start streaming on the Watch Instantly service as of July 27, with subsequent seasons to follow. Netflix dubbed it an "exclusive syndication deal," but … [Read more...]
TW iPad channels yanked
After complaints from TV and cable networks, Time Warner Cable has pulled the plug on MTV and other popular channels that were being fed to subscribers' iPads. Time Warner wasted no time in launching more than 20 national channels for its iPad app over the next two days. The additions range from the essential -- AMC, CNBC, Disney -- to the … [Read more...]
‘Glee’ in tune with Netflix
Netflix's streaming video programming wheel continues to spin, with "Glee." Twentieth Century Fox and Netflix announced April 1 that their programming deal now includes the first season of Fox's "Glee" as well as the first two seasons of FX's "Sons of Anarchy." They will run on the Watch Instantly streaming video service, free of additional cost … [Read more...]
Google tunes in TV tags
Time to start tagging TV shows, Google says. The search behemoth now advises owners of broadcast content that appears on a web site to use new metadata fields (via video sitemaps or mRSS feeds) to identify "television or episodic content." That could mean anything from your crazy uncle's weekly rants to "American Idol." Google's video tag … [Read more...]
Miramax pics to stream Instantly?
Netflix reportedly is nearing a deal for Miramax films, which would unspool on the Watch Instantly streaming media service. More than 700 films would be covered under the five-year pact, likely the entire Miramax catalog, the Wall Street Journal said. The deal was valued at $100 million. Netflix had no comment, but did not deny the report. … [Read more...]
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