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Star Trek CBS Series To Be Streamed Internationally On Netflix (variety.com)

Posted by msmash on from the star-trek-camp dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Netflix has announced that it has secured a deal to stream every episode of the new Star Trek TV series within 24 hours of its original network broadcast. However, neither the U.S. nor Canadian subscribers are included in the deal, which otherwise covers every territory that Netflix operates in worldwide. Stateside viewers will be able to stream the new show via CBS's own All Access digital subscription video-on-demand and live streaming service, with Canadian streaming provisions yet to be announced. The deal represents a potential major step forward in the company's determination to bypass regional licensing, and at one stroke eliminates the typical years of delay that occur when a U.S. program seeks foreign audiences.

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  1. One word: by DougDot · · Score: 4, Insightful

    torrent

    1. Re: One word: by Khyber · · Score: 4, Insightful

      " people didn't watch it"

      Which is why there are... 14 movies, 5-6 TV series, an animated series, at least a dozen games based on the franchise, etc.

      Yup, Paramount/Desilu just said FUCK IT, WE'RE GOING TO DUMP MONEY DOWN THIS USELESS HOLE FOR NO GODDAMNED REASON!

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  2. In other words by Snotnose · · Score: 3, Insightful

    CBS has finally figured out the eps will be on TPB within hours of first airing and they can't stop it.

  3. Everyone but North America by Rashkae · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Stateside viewers will be able to stream the new show via CBS's own All Access digital subscription video-on-demand and live streaming service

    That's a pretty credible attempt to unseat GoT as the most pirated TV show.

  4. No intention to subscribe for one show by CAHutch · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I'm a lifelong Star Trek fan. I'm looking forward to a new series but I don't have high hopes for this new series to be any good. Jar Jar Abrams has ruined the movie franchise (for me) and I expect this new series to be equally bad. However, even if the series stays true to Star Trek and is a huge success, I have no intention of subscribing to CBSs streaming service just to watch one show. I expect I'll be able to find this series on any Torrent site as easily as any other TV show. I already subscribe to cable, Netflix and Amazon. The idea that I might have to subscribe separately to each network is ridiculous and I'm hoping that CBS All Access fails completely. If they made the episodes available on a service I already use or even for $2 an episode on iTunes like most other shows, I would pay to watch. When will the studios realize that creating barriers to viewing only pushes people to piracy.

    1. Re:No intention to subscribe for one show by MightyMartian · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I actually enjoy The Motion Picture now. The problem is that if you watch TOS and then jump to TMP, it's pretty jarring. Still, it's an exposition-heavy film that seems more akin to 2001 than to TOS.

      Wrath of Khan is obviously the best, but TMP isn't bad at all.

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  5. Re:Big ST fan here by AmiMoJo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Star Trek Continues (fan work) is some of the best Trek ever made. Better than 95% of everything official, easily. I think they are worried that fans are doing a better job than they are.

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