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That means select Weinstein Company films -- including foreign-language offerings, documentaries and select specialty titles -- will debut on Netflix rather than with the premium cable networks, as had happened previously.
Variety reports that the deal will exclude films that are already part of The Weinstein Company's earlier agreement with Showtime. It isn't clear if those films will become available on Netflix after the Showtime window ends.
This isn't the first time Netflix has signed first-run deals with film studios. In September, the company signed a longterm pact with DreamWorks Animation. This followed an earlier arrangement with Relativity Media.