Netflix to launch in Ireland!!!

You read that heading right!! Netflix has gone official and put a press release out stating they will be launching in Ireland (and the UK) in early 2012!

This is great news! I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. If it had been a couple of years ago, right now I’d be saying – “oh, no, the birck and mortar stores better watch out”.. but honestly, this couldn’t have come at a better time! Personally, I don’t know where there’s a video rental store left in my area! I’m not talking out in some small village or anything, I live smack bag in the heart of Dublin and all the old video stores round the area have closed in the last 18+ months. There’s not Chartbusters, Xtravision’s or Lazer rental places left!! So having Netflix come into the country is a god send!

While the press release goes on to say it will make official the devices which you can stream the movies / TV Shows through nearer launch, in the US, pretty much anything with a net connection is supported… that is: Xbox, PS3, Wii, Apple TV, TV’s, Media Drives, PC, MAC, Phones, iPad, etc… Pricing and what studios / content will be available is still TBD, but this is a great first step! Personally, I’ll have no problem paying a subscription to access movies on demand!

Here’s the official press release:

NETFLIX TO LAUNCH SERVICE IN THE UK AND IRELAND FOR STREAMING TV SHOWS AND FILMS IN EARLY 2012

 

LOS GATOS, California, October 24, 2011– Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), the leading global Internet film subscription service, today announced it will expand to the United Kingdom and Ireland in early 2012, offering unlimited TV shows and films 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 films 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 revolutionised entertainment across the Americas by giving its members a huge selection of films 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.

 

About Netflix:

With more than 25 million members in the United States, Canada and Latin America, Netflix, Inc. [Nasdaq: NFLX] is the world’s leading Internet subscription service for enjoying movies and TV shows. For US$7.99 a month, Netflix members can instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed over the Internet to PCs, Macs and TVs. Among the large and expanding base of devices streaming from Netflix are Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s PS3 consoles; an array of Blu-ray disc players, Internet-connected TVs, home theatre systems, digital video recorders and Internet video players; Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, as well as Apple TV and Google TV. In all, more than 700 devices that stream from Netflix are available.