Showtime to remove top shows from Netflix after restructured deal

Showtime and Netflix have agreed to a new content deal this week, restructuring the current deal which ends during the summer.

With the new deal, two of Showtime's most popular shows, "Dexter" and "Californication" will be removed from the streaming "Watch Instantly" catalog of Netflix.

Episodes of "current originals" will now be available through the channel's "authenticated broadband service" Showtime Anytime.

Not all is lost, however, as the deal will add "The Tudors," "Sleeper Cell" and other shows to Netflix.

Says the premium channel (via reuters):

Current and past seasons of our original series will be available to our authenticated subscribers via our TV Everywhere service Showtime Anytime. A number of Showtime original series will continue to be available and stream on Netflix, including 'The Tudors' and 'Sleeper Cell,' among others.

Netflix has just announced the purchase of their first original series, buying a full two seasons of the David Fincher directed drama "House of Cards."Permalink | Comments

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