Netflix coming to Ireland

legrand

Netflix have announced they will be launching in Ireland.

"Netflix to Launch Service in the UK and Ireland for Streaming Movies and TV Shows in Early 2012

LOS GATOS, Calif., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), the leading global Internet movie subscription service, today announced it will expand to the United Kingdom and Ireland in early 2012, offering unlimited TV shows and movies streaming instantly over the Internet to TVs and computers for one low monthly subscription price.

Upon launch, Netflix members from the UK and Ireland will be able to instantly watch a wide array of TV shows and movies right on their TVs via a range of consumer electronics devices capable of streaming from Netflix, as well as on PCs, Macs and mobile tablets and phones. Further details about the service, including pricing, content and supported devices, will be announced closer to launch.

Netflix has been streaming to U.S. members since 2007, adding Canada in 2010 and 43 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in September 2011. Netflix has revolutionized entertainment across the Americas by giving its members a huge selection of movies and TV shows to enjoy when and where they want.

People interested in becoming members of Netflix in the UK or Ireland can go to www.netflix.com to sign up to receive an email alert letting them know when Netflix has launched in their country..."

ArthurG

Wow nice. Hope silly licence restrictions won't mean the content is weaker than their current US offering - wishful thinking perhaps......

PogMoThoin

Great news. I managed to get the months trial working over vpn on my Boxee Box. You only need ~1.5mbit for SD (HD needs over 5mbit)
I wonder what $7.99 per month converts to over here?
Will this be the last nail in the coffin for Xtravision?

ArthurG

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Great news. I managed to get the months trial working over vpn on my Boxee Box. You only need ~1.5mbit for SD (HD needs over 5mbit)
I wonder what $7.99 per month converts to over here?
Will this be the last nail in the coffin for Xtravision?

Nice... I had a major issue with Boxee / Netflix not working when the VPN is set up through Boxee rather than the router (lots of forum posts on this), so couldn't enjoy it unfortunately. Works great on PC / iPad etc, so looking forward to having the official version to enjoy HD content. Suspect $7.99 exchange rate wil not be favourable to consumers......

legrand

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Great news. I managed to get the months trial working over vpn on my Boxee Box. You only need ~1.5mbit for SD (HD needs over 5mbit)
I wonder what $7.99 per month converts to over here?
Will this be the last nail in the coffin for Xtravision?

It may take some time to Netflix to impact Xtravsion - but the writing must be on the wall in medium term.

I've always wondered why Xtravision who presumably have the all the appropriate distribution rights (albeit on dvd/blu-ray) why the could not provide an on-line service or indeed partner with someone who could (e.g. netflix or hulu or lovefilm etc). I know its a complex field - they must have at least investigated this?

All that said I have Apple TV (2) but still prefer to rent my blu-ray's (gets me out of the house :-))

legrand

Just received an email from a well know Irish tech site.

It would seem that Xtravision are going to launch their own on-line service. No details of content or time frame.

I wish them well.

jc84

will probably be like the apple tv offering, there are still no tv shows available in ireland, the more competition the better however, i don't think it will take off in the uk lovefilm is massive and a great service but it should do ok in ireland

iMax

legrand wrote: »

Just received an email from a well know Irish tech site.

It would seem that Xtravision are going to launch their own on-line service. No details of content or time frame.

I wish them well.

Xtra-Vision already have online rentals - www.xtra-visiondirect.com launched last month silently. In fact they have an offer on Groupon today.

They're very late coming to the online rental sector & have probably left it way too long. If netflix launch quickster here that'll kill them. AFAIK the netflix that's launching will be streaming only, so they're pretty much just going to pick up the major metropolitan areas. That leaves about 60% of the country which wouldn't have the broadband infrastructure to support the service & that's that the likes of xtravision will still (barely) survive on.

I'm willing to bet that the subscription model will start at the €9.99 mark though & go up from there.

We watch very little "Broadcast TV" here so this may be an opportunity for us to ditch €40 a month UPC & pick up the streaming service for €9.99. Anything the adults in the house watch tends to be "imported" & the kids stuff is all available on the netflix streaming service anyway & they can watch it over & over (at least they can in the US).

Voodu Child

Unfortunately things are geolocked for a reason, there's all sorts of obstacles in relation to syndication rights etc.

If they cant sort that out then it is not going to be worth paying for the service. 'Sorry you can't watch this TV Show for another 6 months' or whatever. You'll be paying €10 not to be able to watch particular shows, meanwhile Joe Soap is discussing the latest episode on the TV forum because he torrented it for free the day after it aired in the US.

People don't like paying money to get a sub-standard service so I really hope they've got their act together.

gingernut79

on groupon today 8.99 for 10 weeks Xtravision direct

RoxyS

Dont see any streaming offering from Xtra-Visiondirect ?
This is where the end game lies.

PogMoThoin

gingernut79 wrote: »

on groupon today 8.99 for 10 weeks Xtravision direct

That's a postal service, Netflix is streaming.

All you need is 1.5mbit to stream SD, so the market is much more than metropolitan area's

banquo

*runs home and hugs Boxee Box*

dixiefly

banquo wrote: »

*runs home and hugs Boxee Box*

Will the Boxee box give most flexibility streaming content from RTE/TV3 and other sites as well as Netflix?

Do you think it is worth the money?

PogMoThoin

dixiefly wrote: »

Will the Boxee box give most flexibility streaming content from RTE/TV3 and other sites as well as Netflix?

Do you think it is worth the money?

Yes, I have one since last November, despite a few issues, it's probably the best media player on the market, the next step up is building your own HTPC. It plays absolutely everything.

Netflix will work on any PC, PS3, Xbox360 or Wii, there will be no need for a dedicated device.

dixiefly

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Yes, I have one since last November, despite a few issues, it's probably the best media player on the market, the next step up is building your own HTPC. It plays absolutely everything.

Netflix will work on any PC, PS3, Xbox360 or Wii, there will be no need for a dedicated device.

Thanks

Did you buy online? Is it wireless?

PogMoThoin

dixiefly wrote: »

Thanks

Did you buy online?

Yes, I bought it on amazon.com and got it shipped to my sister in the USA as it was lots cheaper over there ($200 compared to UK£200 here) and got my mam to bring it home for me last Nov.

dixiefly wrote: »

Is it wireless?

Yes, wireless "n", but it only does n in the 2.4Ghz frequency, no 5.8Ghz, so could be susseptable to noise. Wireless is just about good enough for HD content with no other devices connecting, therefore I wouldn't recommend wireless at all for media, it's best run a cable in these situations.