• TechCrunch, Friday, April 9, 2010 2:13 PM

Netflix has renewed distribution deals with Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Studios Home Entertainment. According to TechCrunch, both agreements encompass physical and digital distribution of movies and, in the case of Fox, TV programs. "And yes, they include 28-day windows between street date and Netflix catalogue availability for new releases." Particularly now that Netflix has released its iPad app, TechCrunch predicts that "the digital distribution agreements with both studies will propel Netflix higher on the list of comScore's top online video sites."

Fox's renewed deal with Netflix brings an expansion of the license for its streaming content, including a first-time streaming license for Fox TV shows that includes complete prior seasons of several blockbuster television series like "24," and "King of the Hill," as well as complete seasons of TV series such as "Prison Break," and "Arrested Development." The distribution deal also includes films like "Aliens" and "Patton."

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