As part of a mondo two-year content deal that Netflix has signed with CBS, episodes from every generation of Star Trek will arrive on the Watch Instantly wunderservice starting in April. It’s unclear exactly how many episodes or seasons are included in the offering, but if they decide to leave some of Voyager off the table I’m OK with that.
Netflix had teased a streaming-only plan for the US, but they’ve finally followed through in time for a long winter of Watch Instantly downloads. It’s costs $US8, with nearly all DVD-based plans seeing a price hike. Here’s how much:
Oh, hello HBO Go! You were a strange experiment in going it alone before, but now that you’re headed to the iPad I might just give you a closer look. Especially since HBO’s apparently not headed to Netflix after all.
The first batch of Netflix Watch Instantly discs for the Wii have been shipped, so if you already ordered one, you can track its status – some people are slated to get ‘em as early as tomorrow. [ Netflix, Thanks tipsters!]
A “industry executive familiar with Netflix’s plans” speaking with Multichannel News claims that Netflix will soon extend Watch Instantly to the iPhone and the Wii.
