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Netflix delivered up a double whammy on the official Netflix blog that should appeal to geeks and non-geeks alike. Not only did they announce a partnership that provided 2,500 additional movies to the Watch Instantly service, but they have finally released an official Netflix API.
Partnership With Starz Play Shows Some Promise
The new partnership with Starz Play that has allowed Netflix to add 1,000 movies today with another 1,500 promised by year’s end. Sure, that thousand is padded with movies like Desperately Seeking Susan and Air Bud, but it does includes some fairly recent gems like No Country For Old Men, Superbad, The Lookout, Gone Baby Gone, and even the latest Season 3 episodes of Heroes for your instant viewing pleasure.
To check out the rest of the new additions, head on over to the Netflix Starz Play Page.
The partnership also includes a Starz Live TV page where you can watch, well, whatever happens to be on Starz TV right from your browser. Of course, I don’t see a whole lot of benefit of watching a live stream of Starz in a small player embedded in the browser, but it is possible to make the video full screen by simply right clicking on it. Fullcreen Starz + connection to TV = Free subscription to Starz without a higher cable bill
The Netflix API Is Finally Available
For the geeks, Netflix has also announced an official API (which people have been waiting for since the service started), so be looking out for Netflix aware applications to start arriving in the next few weeks. If you’re ready to start roll that great idea into your own app, you can get a jump start by diving into the newly released Netflix developer docs.
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October 2nd, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Wow, I thought Netflix was a dumb idea but I looked it up after seeing you talk about it a few times. They don’t deal with Canada. Even the customer service rep I talked to said she told them how much business they’re losing. I don’t watch a lot of movies but I’d justify the price for those ones. I’m jealous of you now. And I want to watch Superbad again, even though I have the majority of the movie memorized already.