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Netflix to Stream 'The Interview' Starting Jan. 24

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Updated January 20, 2015 at 4:46 PM

The Interview

By Todd Spangler

Netflix will offer Sony Pictures Entertainment’s controversial comedy, The Interview, to U.S. and Canadian members beginning Saturday, Jan. 24, the company announced Tuesday.

As previously reported by Variety, Netflix in December entered into talks with Sony about offering The Interview to streaming subscribers.

But it’s likely that the studio wanted to maximize digital and VOD sales first before opening up to SVOD: The Interview as of Sunday had generated more than $40 million in revenue via more than 5.8 million rentals and sales through digital distributors like Google Play, YouTube, and iTunes as well as cable, satellite, and telco TV providers, according to Sony Pictures.

Netflix has exclusive SVOD rights to The Interview, starring James Franco and Seth Rogen, in the U.S. and Canada. CEO Reed Hastings and CFO David Wells announced the deal in their fourth-quarter 2014 earnings letter to shareholders.

Sony launched digital distribution of The Interview on Dec. 24, 2014, a day before it opened in limited theatrical release.

Photo: Sony Pictures

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