Netflix UK Signs Miramax Films

Miramax is the latest film studio to sign on to Netflix‘s streaming service in the UK and Ireland, with a planned launch early next year. Financial terms of the multi-year licensing agreement were not disclosed.

It’s not clear how much of Miramax’s back-catalog will be made available, nor how soon new releases will make their way to the service. Presumably, many if not all of the “hundreds” of Miramax films available through Netflix’s U.S. and Latin America services should be included.

In a statement, both companies mentioned that Pulp Fiction, Chicago, Cold Mountain, The English Patient, Good Will Hunting, The Aviator, Bad Santa, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Chocolat, Finding Neverland, Gangs of New York, The Hours, Kate & Leopold, Rounders, Sling Blade, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and several of the Scary Movie, Scream and Hellraiser films would be made available.

In recent weeks, both Lionsgate and MGM have agreed to bring an exclusive set of content to Netflix. Miramax’s deal is not exclusive, however; it already markets its own set of streaming content to users in the UK (and elsewhere) via a Facebook app called the Miramax eXperience.

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