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Xbox 360 Netflix Streaming Drops Sony's Columbia Pictures [Nxe]
gizmodo.com - 11/24/2008
Xbox 360 Netflix Streaming Drops Sony's Columbia Pictures [Nxe]
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In what's a slightly suspicious coincidence, but Sony's suddenly pulled a bunch of its movies from the Xbox's Netflix Watch Instantly streaming service just a few hours before Microsoft's New Xbox Experience goes live . Previously available titles like Superbad and Bad Boys , which are owned ...

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Netflix Speaks Out On Sony Movies Disappearing From Xbox 360 Service — It’s Not A Glitch
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 11/19/2008
Netflix Speaks Out On Sony Movies Disappearing From Xbox 360 Service — It’s Not A Glitch
— multiplayerblog.mtv.com — A week ago, I started watching "An Evening With Kevin Smith 2" through the Netflix streaming service on my Xbox 360 but didn't finish. Now, I can't watch the rest. Joystiq broke word this evening that Netflix stopped Xbox 360 users from streaming ... (more) Netflix Speaks Out On Sony Movies Disappearing From Xbox ...

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NXE Netflix streaming loses Sony's Columbia Pictures movies [update 2]
joystiq.com - 11/19/2008
NXE Netflix streaming loses Sony's Columbia Pictures movies [update 2]
— joystiq.com — [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 ... (more) NXE Netflix streaming loses Sony's Columbia Pictures ...

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majornelson.com - 11/19/2008
Top 10 things to do when you get the New Xbox Experience - Xbox Lives Major Nelson
— majornelson.com — The New Xbox Experience is in the process of being deployed to all Xbox LIVE members, but it will take a few hours for everyone to get the prompt to update to NXE .be patient! In the meantime I thought I would give my Top 10 list of things to do with ... (more) Top 10 things to do when you get the New Xbox ...

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Netflix on the new XBOX 360 Live - disappointing so far
LIVEdigitally — ... bragged that there’s a library of 12,000 shows to choose from and stream to your Xbox 360.  That’s not real helpful, if I don’t want to watch any of them.  I am sadly unimpressed, and if I were forced to give this a numeric rating between 1 and 10, right now it would get a 4.  I like the idea and the service worked well, but there’s no content I’m interested in seeing.  No bueno. Some Related Stories & Links: News 4 Gamers Gizmodo CNET News Tom’s Guide This post is also ...

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