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Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on June 23, 2008 at 6:16am: Not sure if this is new, but I just noticed it - 3 different types of top 50 lists:

Last Week
Last 3 Months
All Time

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Information, links & updates -total # of titles - sorted by yr.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on June 28, 2008 at 9:46pm: Updated the Group homepage with links to the Watch Instant NF Page.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on July 2, 2008 at 7:29am: You can now use "Sortable list view" via year, title, MPAA, and stars. With a whole new look too.

What do you think of this new look?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Chrissy on July 23, 2008 at 9:20am: Is netflix planning on having all movies IW, if not are they going to have good movies to IW because right now the decent movies and few and far between; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on July 23, 2008 at 1:08pm: Good question, however I haven't seen anything about whether all movies will be available on IW. There's one thing I do know, and that is, that licenses are purchased by Netflix and those are only available if it is sold by the owners.

As to the decent movies, what do you consider them to be? 3-4 examples is fine.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by The Real Uncle Bob on July 24, 2008 at 7:20pm: Has anyone besides myself gotten the impression that Thursdays seem to bring more new titles than other days of the week?

It's just an impression, but if others have made the same observation...?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on July 24, 2008 at 8:48pm: Have you seen my page of updated total titles over here? Perhaps you'll be able to see what days have more from that of which I have updated.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on July 28, 2008 at 9:25am: Netflix Now Has 12,000 Watch Instantly Titles

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced during the earnings webcast that they now offer more than 12,000 movies and TV shows for Watch Instantly, up from 2,000 when the service launched 18 months ago.

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Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on August 11, 2008 at 8:29pm: New choices to watch instantly - New RSS Feeds

From Adrian (source)

Netflix has provided RSS feeds for a long time, but they have now been updated to include the top watch instantly plays over the last week, three months and all time, and a feed that reports on the new choices (not called New Releases because most are already released on DVD) to watch instantly.

If you are using IE6, don't click on a feed! Most recent browsers know how to display an RSS feed directly, or you can use Google Reader or Bloglines to track the updates.

This is going to make it a lot easier to keep track of the new choices as they come online...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Adrian on August 20, 2008 at 9:25pm: Unlike the DVD New Releases that mostly get announced on Sundays, the new options for instant watching RSS feed updates every day. At present there are 171 entries for the last week, some days there are over 50 updates. Worth checking regularly...; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on August 21, 2008 at 12:32am: I check the sliding bar titles mostly. Do the RSS updates feature more titles than those by the sliding ones?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by wowwee123 on September 23, 2008 at 9:40am: Netflix Announces Agreements With CBS and Disney Channel to Stream an Array of Current Hit TV Shows at Netflix (Source) [Thank you Adrian]

LOS GATOS, Calif., Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) , the world's leading online movie rental service, today announced separate agreements with the CBS Television Network and Disney-ABC Television Group that will allow current season episodes of a number of today's most popular TV shows to be streamed at Netflix. The two deals add meaningfully to a growing library of 12,000 choices that Netflix members can watch instantly on their PCs and TVs as part of their existing subscription plans and without impacting the number of DVDs they receive.

The CBS deal brings to Netflix the global phenomenon "CSI." Starting in October, when it returns for a ninth year, current season episodes of the original "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" can be instantly streamed at Netflix. Beginning this week, current season episodes of the hit spin-offs "CSI: Miami" and "CSI: NY" join the roster. The CBS agreement includes two additional current hit shows, "NCIS," which dramatizes the Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, and the FBI drama "Numb3rs," from producers Ridley and Tony Scott. "NCIS" returns for its sixth season this week and "Numb3rs" is back for a fifth season in October.

The agreement for Disney Channel content centers on three of the Channel's original series -- "Hannah Montana," "Wizards of Waverly Place," and Disney Channel's newest original series, "The Suite Life on Deck," a spin-off of the hit, Emmy-nominated "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," starring fan favorites Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Brenda Song and Phill Lewis and introducing Debbie Ryan. The series premieres Friday, September 26. "Wizards of Waverly Place" and "The Suite Life on Deck" can be streamed instantly at Netflix beginning this week, 24 hours after each episode's initial broadcast. Disney Channel's smash hit comedy series "Hannah Montana," starring multi-talented Miley Cyrus, will be available online at Netflix beginning this November. Brokered by Disney-ABC Domestic Television, the deal represents the first Netflix digital license for Disney-ABC Television Group content since Netflix launched the instant streaming component of its service 18 months ago and is a significant addition to the company's lineup of studio and network partners.

"We are thrilled to enter into these relationships with CBS and Disney Channel and build upon their innovative distribution strategies," said Robert Kyncl, vice president of content acquisition for Netflix. "We have a shared interest in granting fans expanded access to and strengthening the networks' key shows."

The agreements with CBS and Disney Channel also add catalog shows to the library of choices that can be watched instantly at Netflix. Some 500 episodes from Disney Channel's kid-driven, family-inclusive programming library, including previously aired episodes of "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody," "Wizards of Waverly Place" and "Hannah Montana," as well as episodes of the popular animated series "The Replacements," "Lilo & Stitch: The Series," "The Emperor's New School" and many others, will come online to Netflix beginning in 2009.

Some 350 CBS episodes covered in the deal include prior seasons of the three "CSI" series and "Numb3rs," the first two seasons of the popular "Jericho" series and, among others, episodes from TV classics such as "Star Trek," "MacGyver," and "Family Ties." The catalog episodes will come online this fall.

As Netflix continues to expand the online content it offers its members, the company is also partnering with leaders in consumer electronics to bring to market a growing number of network devices that can instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix directly to; ▶ Reply to This