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More mainstream movies for Netflix online

September 30, 2008

Netflix Inc. moved one step closer to delivering on the promise its name implies: providing movies via the Internet.

The Starz agreement helps to narrow that gap. Netflix subscribers who have unlimited plans, which start at $8.99 a month, gain access to the 2,500 movies and other video offerings from Starz as part of the package.

"This solves a huge problem for Netflix, because so much of the criticism about the instant-watch feature is it's just cruddy content," said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst for researcher Parks Associates.

From the Entertainment News & Buzz blog posting, "More mainstream movies for Netflix online" by Dawn C. Chmielewski

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