Not all of us turn to Netflix for our streaming fix; there are plenty of Amazon Prime members out there who lean on Instant Video instead. And if you’re one of them, you might want to fill up your Watchlist with these classics. They’ll be gone come Monday. And come to think of it, most of them aren’t on Netflix, either.
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Netflix penned a deal with DreamWorks last week to bring 300 hours of content to the video subscription website, a fair number, but perhaps not enough to assuage some user complaints about inadequate streaming options. That will shift in the coming months thanks to a new partnership between the company and Cinedigm, which will bring
The world hasn’t ended yet, contrary to John Hodgman’s predictions. But because the coming global superpocalypse hasn’t happened, we can all experience Ragnarok. No not that Ragnarök. This one is just a John Hodgman special, streaming exclusively on Netflix as of today.
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Netflix’s first foray into the horror genre seems to have gone well, as the company announced it’s renewing Hemlock Grove for a second season. The 10 episode run will debut next year, presumably after fellow Netflix Originals Lilyhammer (later this year) and House of Cards (currently in production) make their second run through the gauntlet. Hemlock Grove didn’t receive the same level of critical praise as other series Netflix has premiered, but executive producer Eli Roth called worldwide fan response “phenomenal” and season one “just a warm up.” So let us know — did you enjoy it enough that you’re looking for more (and, will presumably hang onto that Netflix subscription)?
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Netflix mentioned another European country was in its sights for this year and tonight it’s announced the new region it will service is the Netherlands. As is its custom, it will be offering Dutch viewers a package of movies and TV shows for one low price, including its ever-growing slate of original series. There’s no word yet on what that price will be, an exact launch date or what devices will be supported, but interested residents can sign up for alerts at Netflix.nl starting today.
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Amazon recently picked Alpha House as one of its new original series coming to the company’s Instant Video streaming service. However, unlike Netflix, Amazon won’t be releasing the entire season all at once. It’s not certain what release model Amazon will use, but the company has said that it will indeed be a “different model.”
Netflix made a huge impact with the younger crowd when it introduced “Just for Kids,” a dedicated section of Netflix that recommends TV shows and movies for young children to watch on a Saturday afternoon. However, Netflix wants to bring the whole family together for movie night, and that’s why they have launched Netflix Families.
Starting next year, Netflix will begin showing exclusive shows starring characters your children are already intimately familiar with. The collection will include nearly 300 hours of programming, and it could end up being a more important chip than a dozen Arrested Developments.
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Netflix and Amazon’s LOVEFiLM are each getting a burst of new content, its been announced, with DreamWorks and Disney each promising fresh on-demand titles for the cord-cutting favorites. On Netflix, a new deal with DreamWorks will see more than 300 hours of new programming based on existing and upcoming franchises such as Turbo added, while
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