Netflix Launches Canadian Service for Streaming Movies and TV Episodes Over
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    For $7.99 a Month, Canadians Can Instantly Watch Unlimited Movies and TV
    Shows Streamed from Netflix to TVs and Computers -First International
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<p><span class="xn-location">TORONTO</span>, <span class="xn-chron">Sept. 22</span> /CNW/ -- Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), the leading Internet movie subscription service, today launched in <span class="xn-location">Canada</span> with an offering that allows Canadians to instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix to TVs and computers for only <span class="xn-money">$7.99</span> a month.  The Canadian introduction marks the first availability of the Netflix service outside the <span class="xn-location">United States</span>.</p>
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<p>Canadians can immediately begin a free, one-month trial - or learn more about Netflix - by going to <a href="http://www.netflix.ca">www.netflix.ca</a>.</p>
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<p>"With our launch today in <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>, Netflix is focused on adding meaningfully to the entertainment choices available to Canadian consumers," said the company's co-founder and CEO, <span class="xn-person">Reed Hastings</span>, who was in <span class="xn-location">Toronto</span> for the inauguration of the service.  "Convenience, selection and value are at the heart of the Netflix service, and it is our hope that this resonates with Canadians."</p>
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<p>Canadian Netflix members can choose from thousands of movies and TV episodes, including feature films, popular TV series, independent cinema, documentaries, foreign language movies, and kids' programming.  Choices are instantly streamed to TVs and computers via a broadband Internet connection - and members can watch as much as they want, whenever they want.</p>
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    A range of leading devices that stream from Netflix
    
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<p>A number of consumer electronics devices available in <span class="xn-location">Canada</span> are capable of streaming instantly from Netflix right to TVs.  Nintendo's Wii home console and Sony's PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) system can stream from Netflix now, and later this fall Microsoft's Xbox 360 is set to join the Netflix streaming ranks here.  The installed base of the three leading consoles in <span class="xn-location">Canada</span> is approximately six million units.</p>
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<p>In addition, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch can now stream from Netflix in <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>, as can Blu-ray disc players from Samsung and Toshiba.  Movies and TV shows streamed from Netflix can also be watched instantly on PCs and Macs.  Over time, more devices capable of streaming from Netflix are expected to be added in <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>, including Blu-ray disc players from VIZIO and Insignia (the latter available exclusively at Best Buy and Futureshop), Internet TVs from Samsung and the recently retuned Apple TV when it is introduced here.</p>
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    Thousands of movies and TV shows to choose from
    
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<p>As part of today's launch, Netflix announced Canadian license agreements with major motion picture</p>
<p>studios such as Lionsgate, MGM Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Pictures, as well as leading Canadian distributors Alliance Films, Maple Pictures, eOne and Mongrel.</p>
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    Content available to Canadian Netflix members includes:
    --  Popular feature films like "Superbad," "The Pursuit of Happyness," "A
        Beautiful Mind," "The Notebook," "Elizabeth" and "Slumdog
Millionaire."

    --  First-run feature films from Twentieth Century Fox, including "(500)
        Days of Summer," "My Life in Ruins," "All About Steve" and "Fantastic
        Mr. Fox" concurrent with their release on linear pay TV in Canada.

    --  In-cycle programming including the new romantic comedy "Running
Wilde,"
        starring Will Arnett and Keri Russell.  In Canada, "Running Wilde"
will
        stream from Netflix on the same day as the show airs on network
        television in the U.S.

    --  The first five seasons of the Canadian Showcase Network's hit
        "mockumentary" series "Trailer Park Boys," director Mike Clattenburg's
        creation about the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents
        in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

    --  Prior season episodes of the Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning TV series
        "Mad Men" (the stylish drama about ad agency life on New York's
Madison
        Ave in the 1960s) and the hit dramas "Leverage" (starring Academy
        Award® winner Timothy Hutton), "Rescue Me" (Denis Leary's series about
        New York City firefighters) and "Monk" (starring Emmy® Award and
Golden
        Globe® Award winner Tony Shalhoub in the title role).

    --  Popular shows from the Discovery Channel ("MythBusters"), Nickelodeon
        ("SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Dora the Explorer"), Canada's Nelvana
        Studio (animated episodes of "Babar" and "Franklin") and the BBC
        ("Robin Hood" and "Fawlty Towers").

    
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<p>As previously announced, the Netflix Canadian service will initially be available in English only, but the company said it expects to add French language capability over time.</p>
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    About Netflix
    
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<p>With more than 15 million members in the <span class="xn-location">United States</span> and <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>, Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) is the world's leading Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV shows.  For <span class="xn-money">$8.99</span> a month, Netflix members in the U.S. can instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streaming right to their TVs and computers and can receive unlimited DVDs delivered quickly to their homes. In <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>, streaming unlimited movies and TV shows from Netflix is available for <span class="xn-money">$7.99</span> a month.  There are never any due dates or late fees with Netflix. Among the large and expanding base of devices streaming from  Netflix are Microsoft's Xbox 360, Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PS3 consoles; Blu-ray disc players from Best Buy's Insignia brand, LG and Samsung; Internet TVs from LG, Samsung, Sony and VIZIO; the Roku digital video player and TiVo digital video recorders; and Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.  All of these devices are available in the U.S. and a growing number are available in <span class="xn-location">Canada</span>.  For more information, visit <a href="http://www.netflix.com">http://www.netflix.com</a>.</p>
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