Netflix has told Variety magazine that they have only managed to secure a distribution deal in Canada for the highly-anticipated new flick, Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
“The reason Netflix will be able to offer the much-anticipated movie in Canada next year – and not in the U.S. or anywhere else – has to do with the timing of when Disney’s pay-TV distribution deals were up for grabs,” said Variety magazine.
As CBC reported: “Fortuitously for Netflix Canada subs, the company’s deal with Disney started with 2015 releases after the previous agreements for the pay-TV window with Corus Entertainment and Bell Canada expired,” Variety explains. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens is slated to come to the service in the country; under the terms of the deal, that will occur approximately eight months after the movie leaves theatres.”
Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theatres on December 18th.
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