joystiq.com - 11/19/2008
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[Original headline: "NXE Netflix streaming queues suddenly gimped"] Our Netflix streaming queues just got considerably shorter on the eve of the NXE launch. Acting on a tip, we popped into our Netflix account and sure enough, our "Instant Queue" had a new "Notes" column with an oft-repeated, red ...
engadget.com - 11/26/2008
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engadget.com —
We never got a satisfactory answer for why
they disappeared in the first place, but it seems
the majority of the Columbia Pictures' movies on Netflix Instant Watch lists suddenly switched to "not available on Xbox 360" are once again open for ...
(more)
Columbia Pictures flicks -- mostly -- back on for Xbox ...
engadget.com - 11/19/2008
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engadget.com —
Just hours before the Xbox 360's newest dashboard
update hits tomorrow morning (10:00 a.m. GMT), our friends
at Joystiq noticed the list of movies available for Netflix Watch Instantly streaming has suddenly dropped. The culprit? Sony Pictures ...
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Sony Pictures celebrates NXE eve by...blocking Xbox 360 ...
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 11/21/2008
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multiplayerblog.mtv.com —
There’s been much speculation over movies by Sony
Pictures losing the ability to stream via Netflix over
Xbox 360. Netflix revealed to MTV Multiplayer the issue was licensing-related and hoped the restriction was temporary. We’ve now heard from Sony ...
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MTV Multiplayer » Sony Pictures Says Netflix ...
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Sony Pictures celebrates NXE eve by...blocking Xbox 360 Netflix movie streaming
Engadget —
... license at any given time causing a few hundred titles to be "temporarily" unavailable on the console, while still open for streaming for other devices, with an eye towards licensing them for the Xbox 360 soon. There's no way to know what movies won't work until adding them to your queue, so when you find your Karate Kid trilogy watching time suddenly wide open for more Gears of War 2 or Left 4 Dead action, just remember you have Sony to thank. [Via Joystiq & Multiplayer] Sony Pictures celebrates NXE eve by...blocking Xbox 360 ...
NXE Netflix Streaming Drops Sony's Columbia Pictures [Nxe]
Gizmodo —
... . Previously available titles like Superbad and Bad Boys, which are owned by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, have been made unavailable for Xbox users. Netflix VP Steve Swasey says there's no foul play involved, and that the NXE Instant Queue had just run into a licensing issue with Columbia Pictures. [Joystiq via ...
Xbox 360 Netflix Streaming Drops Sony's Columbia Pictures [Nxe]
Gizmodo —
... . Previously available titles like Superbad and Bad Boys, which are owned by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, have been made unavailable for Xbox users. Netflix VP Steve Swasey says there's no foul play involved, and that the NXE Instant Queue had just run into a licensing issue with Columbia Pictures. [Joystiq via ...
Netflix Xbox 360 streaming suffers Sony Pictures pull-out
SlashGear —
... on consoles all over, but those hoping to gorge themselves on Netflix streaming movies may find their appetite left unsated. Licencing issues with Columbia Pictures, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment, has left the Netflix options suddenly truncated; films available to view through other Netflix routes are not permitted on the Xbox 360. ...
Sony’s Columbia Picture flicks not available on NXE Netflix streaming
CrunchGear —
... well in this area, but it will take some time before we fully achieve that goal. Today, titles regularly come in and out of license and there is a natural ebb and flow to what we have on license at any given point in time.
It’s funny how only Sony Columbia pictures are the only movies with this issue. If it was licensing issues, one would think that the studio had ample time to file the appropriate paperwork. So once again, bull. More as we get it.
Joystiq & MTV Multiplayer Blog
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