Netflix, Paramount in Streaming Deal for Canada

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix’s Canadian subscribers will soon have streaming access to a host of movie titles from Paramount Pictures as part of a five-year deal.

Netflix members in Canada will soon be able to watch The Last Airbender and Marvel’s Iron Man 2. The five-year agreement brings more than 350 titles to the service, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Titanic, Defiance, Zoolander, Wayne’s World and Terms of Endearment.

"We are committed to constantly expanding our selection of top new movies and TV shows for our Canadian members," said Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer. "This agreement will allow them to watch some of the latest hit Paramount films as well as an incredible range of the studio’s recent and classic favorites anytime they want. Netflix and Paramount enjoy a great relationship and are proud to bring such a terrific array of films to Netflix members in Canada."

Hal Richardson, president of Paramount Television & Digital Distribution, added, "We are extremely pleased to have concluded this deal with Netflix for the premium pay television window in Canada; offering some of Paramount’s best films to their rapidly growing Canadian subscriber base, beginning with Iron Man 2 on March 25. We are especially delighted that this arrangement serves to broaden the growing relationship with our friends at Netflix."