https://techcitement.com/entertainment/weinstein-company-in-starz-out-for-netflix/ get excited Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:26:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://techcitement.com/entertainment/weinstein-company-in-starz-out-for-netflix/#comment-1385 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:12:00 +0000 http://techcitement.com/?p=8663#comment-1385 I took a look at the list of movies and TV shows that will be amiss after today on http://tvandmoviesnow.com/netflix-starz-expiring-2012.html which was quite revealing and much anticipated for someone to post that info.  There seem to be a lot of old family favorites, Westerns and like you said, children’s programming.  As a father of 3, and a picky dad, I try to make sure my kids have a plethora of appropriate entertainment to watch when they want.  If I were a Netflix customer, I would have reason for concern.  Even looking at this list though, I’m not sure my kids would be interested in much other than Toy Story and Tangled.  I was quite shocked by how many great titles I have now with a deal that my employer, DISH, made with Lionsgate for 3,000 streaming shows and movies.  Although Disney is a family name, Starz didn’t provide many good properties for Netflix in the first place.  I prefer shows like Strawberry Shortcake for my daughter which she was thrilled to find on our receiver.  Even educational programming from Scholastic Media in the email I received which means I can use the time with my kids to interact with them and they will be learning.  Perhaps Netflix is trying to provide the best they can to their customers, but it seems they cater to the people who pay the bills for a reason, and that alienates people like me.

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