Prior seasons of all three shows are available to watch instantly at Netflix for the first time.
That's according to the company's PlayStation Blog which touts the newly super-slimmed down device as the top platform for Netflix Watch Instantly viewing, even outstripping PC usage.
ENGADGET: Sony PlayStation 3 claims top spot as Netflix streaming device of choice
Amazon reportedly may offer free streaming content to customers who sign up for its Amazon Prime service, but I doubt they'll overcome the ubiquity of the Netflix Watch Instantly service.
Users also can share and discuss what they're watching with their social networks or link to watch instantly via ABC, ABC Family, CW, Hulu Plus, HBO GO, Crackle and iTunes.
The new functionality from Netflix enables members to search for movies directly on their HDTV, so a PC is no longer necessary to find movies to watch instantly, or add to the member's instant Queue.
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Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and RADiUS-TWC, the new multi-platform distribution label from The Weinstein Company, announced today a multi-year output deal for a slate of great new films that U.S. Netflix members can watch instantly beginning in early 2013.
Beginning early 2012, previous series of BBC shows such as "Torchwood" and "Spooks" will be available for Netflix members to watch instantly in the UK and Ireland streamed over the Internet to connected TVs, tablets, game consoles, computers and mobile phones.
Netflix said that starting with films released in theaters in 2016, new films from Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios and Disneynature will be made available for Netflix members to watch instantly in the pay TV window on multiple platforms, including television, tablets, computers and mobile phones.
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The end of April suddenly became very stressful for Netflix subscribers, as it was widely reported that nearly 1, 800 titles would be disappearing from its Watch Instantly service in the US. Unfortunately, it likely caused a lot of tension in Los Gatos as well and tonight the company revealed it's changing its policies.
Previous info indicated the service would focus more heavily on movies than the back catalog of TV shows that is a part of Netflix Watch Instantly and Amazon Prime Instant Video, and Bloomberg reports Redbox will break with their models by paying its content providers per subscriber cable TV-style, instead of a flat rate decided up front.
As Netflix acknowledged with its announcement on digital distribution, a dedicated device is but one -- and should be among the lowest volume -- of a wide range of devices on which the company's "Watch Instantly" service is available, including some Blu-ray players, the Xbox 360, PCs and Macs, and in theory any device that supports Microsoft's Silverlight technology.
Kids can click and instantly watch their favorite characters, including many they will instantly recognize from their favorite shows and movies.
ENGADGET: 'Just for Kids' now available on the Xbox 360: Go, Netflix, Go!
The new Netflix interface offers a significant improvement in browsing and searching for TV shows and movies to instantly watch.
For one low monthly price, Netflix members can instantly watch movies and TV programs streamed over the internet to PCs, Macs and TVs.
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Netflix "Just for Kids" makes it easier and more fun for kids and families to browse and instantly watch a large selection of kid-friendly TV shows and movies.
ENGADGET: 'Just for Kids' now available on the Xbox 360: Go, Netflix, Go!
Beginning in June, Netflix members in the U.S. will be able to instantly watch several hundred Miramax movies, with dozens of titles being added on a rotating basis.
ENGADGET: Netflix seals deal to stream Miramax movies, starting in June
For one low monthly price, Netflix subscribers can get DVDs delivered to their homes and can instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed to their TVs and computers, all in unlimited amounts.
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Customers can instantly watch movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant Video or Prime instant video on a Mac, PC or directly on a TV with any of the 300 compatible devices.
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Customers can instantly watch movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant Video or Prime instant video on a Mac, PC or directly on a TV with any of the 300 compatible devices, including the new Kindle Fire.
ENGADGET: Amazon Prime Instant Video expands its library with even more video from PBS
In addition to purchasing a digital version via NOOK Video, customers can shop for DVDs and Blu-ray Discs with the UltraViolet logo, add them to their digital collection, and instantly watch compatible titles from the NOOK Cloud.
ENGADGET: Barnes & Noble brings Nook Video to the UK, first to offer UltraViolet in the old country
See how much you are consuming, turn appliances off and watch your costs fall instantly.
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Pause a movie, and the X-Ray popup will show you additional movies the actors have starred in, allowing you to add them to your watch list or wishlist instantly.
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"Our customers have been asking us for two things: HD and the ability to watch movies and TV shows instantly on their television, " said Bill Carr, Amazon vice president Music and Video.
ENGADGET: Amazon Video on Demand goes HD, comes to Panasonic VIERACast TVs
We get a pair of teen-agers who dream of becoming sadistic big shots, although the camera catches something instantly pathetic in their delirium. (Watch them standing on a lonely beach in their underpants, firing stolen guns at nothing at all.) We get a kid who carries drugs for the Camorra, the Neapolitan Mafia, the innocence seeping from him with every favor.
You can think of the difference between Big Data and Fast Data as the difference between downloading a movie from an online store (and having to wait until the entire movie downloads in order to watch it) and streaming the same movie (where you can start watching it instantly).
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