• The Next Web, Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:50 AM

Continuing to gussy up its soon-to-debut UK-and Ireland-based services, Netflix just extended its content licensing deal with Miramax. “Expanding its deal with Miramax in the U.S., Netflix will allow members to view Miramax movies on their Internet-connected televisions, tablets, consoles, PCs and even mobile phones, offering popular titles including "Pulp Fiction," "Chicago," "The Aviator" and "Gangs of New York,” The Next Web reports.

Netflix declined to disclose the terms, but that’s no surprise, given both companies already have agreements in place in the U.S and Latin America. Earlier this week, Netflix confirmed an agreement with Lionsgate for the U.K and Ireland. Meanwhile, like many entertainment media companies, Miramax seems to have realized the benefits to multichannel, multiplatform distribution.

This summer, for instance, Miramax entered into a partnership with Facebook. While Warner Bros., Paramount and Universal had already struck content deals with Facebook, the Miramax pact represented the social network's largest streaming movie initiative to date.

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