ABC TV shows now streaming on Netflix
It wasn't that long ago that you had to go to ABC.com (or a shadier part of the internet) if you wanted to stream TV shows from ABC in your web browser. But recently ABC's parent company Disney signed a deal with Hulu to carry programs including Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Defying Gravity, Castle, and Desperate Housewives. And now ABC has signed a similar deal with Netflix.
Some shows, are available starting this week, and Netflix will roll out additional ABC/Disney shows in the following months. Of course, only paying Netflix subscribers can stream videos from the Netflix web site. For the rest of us (in the United States anyway), the Hulu deal is more exciting. But probably the most exciting thing is the fact that you can now watch ABC programming on two different web sites that lack the ABC.com video player's incredibly annoying interface.
[via NewTeeVee]
Some shows, are available starting this week, and Netflix will roll out additional ABC/Disney shows in the following months. Of course, only paying Netflix subscribers can stream videos from the Netflix web site. For the rest of us (in the United States anyway), the Hulu deal is more exciting. But probably the most exciting thing is the fact that you can now watch ABC programming on two different web sites that lack the ABC.com video player's incredibly annoying interface.
[via NewTeeVee]













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Subscribe to commentsJonAug 3rd 2009 2:13PM
I Crapped on Netflix streaming for some time .. But after the new Beta Xbox guide Update where you can control netflix on your Xbox guide (Pick shows,etc...).. i have to say i might have turned a new leaf
numerwanAug 3rd 2009 2:58PM
Yea the new Xbox guide is so slick... I love it... So many shows to choose from right now... Ive given some random ass shows a chance and they were really good... I love not having cable!
Saint SeminoleAug 3rd 2009 3:28PM
I've been visiting Hulu less and less recently, as many of my favorite episodes are "expiring" regularly -- meaning they're no longer available. That's not helpful to anyone; at least not to the viewers.
Maybe on Netflix they'll actually keep the shows on there for a while? I've watched quite a few movies on the Netflix streaming viewer, as well as several old TV shows...
chrisAug 3rd 2009 4:08PM
YES!
At the end of season 5, I had the idea to go on a Lost marathon and rewatch all the previous seasons to remember some of the stuff that I forgot. I was procrastinating on adding Lost to my DVD queue because of the annoying process of getting one DVD, with 5 episodes, and then having to wait 2 days to get another one. And I didnt want to watch it on my computer, the couch is so much more comfortable. I heard ABC was adding Lost to hulu, and I was checking it every day to see until they had it so i could stream it to my 360. But this is so much easier! I love you Netflix and ABC!
KrazyCalvinAug 3rd 2009 4:45PM
OOHHHH!!! So thats why i now have lost 1-4 to watch online. heh... love it.
DineshAug 3rd 2009 4:17PM
YES! Thanks for letting us know DS! I just added all four seasons to my Instant Queue. Can't wait. :)
KeegdnaBAug 3rd 2009 9:29PM
Too bad I won't be able to party watch (Come on Disney....WTF)
AaronAug 3rd 2009 9:29PM
This is depressing to read for members of the military living abroad. I used to be able to trick Netflix into streaming over my Xbox outside the United States, but they recently closed that "loophole". The movie studios demanding that those protecting us abroad have no chance to use services we get at home. And with no real data-security benefit, too. Way to go, Hollywood and Netflix! Sadly, I canceled my Netflix subscription over this. Why not base s
QuikboyAug 4th 2009 9:36AM
If only they could work on Zune and MSN TV support...