Netflix has delivered on its promise to launch its streaming TV and movie service in Canada, with the news that the $7.99 per month plan is now available. Offering unlimited access to “thousands” of titles, content will be viewable on PCs and Macs, the Wii and PS3 – Xbox 360 follows on later in the fall – and various Blu-ray players, together with Netflix’s iOS apps.
Initial content will be in English only, but Netflix plans to bring French language media to the service “over time.” Among the titles there’s children’s TV and films, such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and Babar, together with previous seasons of Mad Men, Monk and Rescue Me, and films such as Superbad, A Beautiful Mind and more recent titles from Twentieth Century Fox.
In fact, Netflix has signed Canada-specific agreements with Lionsgate, MGM Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Pictures, as well as Canadian distributors Alliance Films, Maple Pictures, eOne and Mongrel. We’re hearing that, unsurprisingly, the initial content on offer is pretty sparse, but hopefully that will change over time.