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Netflix arrives with streaming-only service, new content deals

TORONTO - Internet movie subscription service Netflix launched in Canada on Wednesday morning with a streaming-only service priced at $7.99 a month.As part of the launch, Netflix also announced Canadian license agreements with major motion picture studios such as Lionsgate, MGM Studios, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Pictures, as well as Canadian distributors Alliance Films, Maple Pictures, eOne and Mongrel.Canadian Netflix members can choose from thousands of movies and TV episodes, including feature films, TV series, independent cinema, documentaries, foreign language movies, and kids' programming.  Choices are instantly streamed to TVs and computers via a...