NBC Universal, Netflix in Online Deal

UNIVERSAL CITY/LOS GATOS,
November 30: The online movie rental service Netflix has scored a deal with NBC
Universal Domestic Television Distribution to make available to its subscribers
downloads of current episodes of Heroes.

The deal, which comes as
NBC Universal’s alliance with Apple’s iTunes is expected to end at the end of
the year, allows Netflix customers to view episodes of the Tim Kring-created
drama the day after their network airings.

The deal follows NBC
Universal's announcement with G4 and Mojo as the off-network cable homes for Heroes and makes Netflix the exclusive SVOD outlet for
the series.

In addition, Netflix also
offers prior season episodes of other popular NBC series, including 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights and The Office, via both DVDs and online downloads.

—By Mansha Daswani