In case you were wondering what the
updated rates are buying, Netflix's first step in making its case for your $7.99 a month in streaming fees appears to be a
renewal of its content deal with NBCUniversal. The new deal secures availability of previous seasons of popular shows including
30 Rock,
The Office,
Psych and other selections we've gotten used to seeing on the service for the next couple of years. There is one notable loss however, as the
LA Times points out an arrangement that brought new episodes of
Saturday Night Live to the service the day after they aired has come to an end. Rumors had swirled that Netflix could revive
The Event after its cancellation by NBC, but while existing episodes will be available there's nothing mentioned about putting it next to the streamer's own
House of Cards. Given Comcast (and now NBCU) leader Brian Robert's reference to Netflix as the
rerun TV and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings'
embracing of the term this deal isn't surprising, but our only question is whether it is enough to keep current subscribers around.
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