Amazon, Netflix ink licensing deals with ABC, add new content in an effort to munch on

Amazon.com today announced a brand new licensing agreement with Disney-ABC Television Group which will allow Amazon Prime members to immediately stream a broad number of library content from ABC Studios, Disney Channel, ABC Family and Marvel. The agreement was brokered by Disney-ABC Domestic Television with Amazon.

Popular Disney-ABC Television Group offerings for high members will include:

Prior seasons of current ABC hit series “Grey’s Anatomy”
All episodes of contemporary ABC favorite “Lost”
Prior seasons of Disney Channel’s popular animated series “Phineas & Ferb”
Prior seasons of ABC Family’s groundbreaking series “The key Lifetime of the yankee Teenager,” including the foremost recently aired episodes from summer 2011
Prior seasons of Marvel’s animated shows “Spider-Man,” “X-Men Evolution,” “Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers” and “Iron Man: Extremis”
All episodes of ABC Family’s “Greek”
All episodes of “Felicity” from ABC Studios

Amazon Prime members can watch these TV shows on over 300 different devices, including the recently announced Kindle Fire-the Kindle for movies, TV shows, music, magazines, apps, books, games, and more. Kindle Fire customers enjoy a free month of Amazon Prime right out of the box.

“We’re excited to feature one of the most best content available from Disney-ABC to Prime instant video,” said Brad Beale, director of video content acquisition for Amazon. “This includes every episode of past seasons from the ABC hits Lost and Grey’s Anatomy, fan favorites like Felicity and Greek, the well-liked Disney Channel show Phineas & Ferb and great animated series from Marvel. We’re working hard so as to add much more selection for Kindle Fire customers and Prime members leading as much as the vacations, and expect to have nearly 13,000 titles available in Prime instant video by early next year.”

BEVERLY HILLS and BURBANK, Calif., Oct. 31, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Disney-ABC Television Group today announced that they recently entered into an extension in their previous existing licensing agreement. The extension allows Netflix to continue to stream hundreds of library episodes from ABC Studios, Disney Channel and ABC Family over the web. As a part of the deal, Netflix also is adding new content to its lineup of Disney-ABC series and television movies.

The agreement adds to the growing choice of content that may be streamed from Netflix inside the U . s . a .. Episodes from new seasons of current Disney-ABC series may be made available to Netflix 30-days after the last episode of every season airs.

Some of the series and television movies extended as a part of the deal include:

Prior season episodes of ABC current hit series “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Desperate Housewives,” and “Private Practice”
All episodes of new ABC favorites “Lost,” “Brothers & Sisters,” and “Ugly Betty”
Prior season episodes of critically-acclaimed “Army Wives” from ABC Studios
Popular series from ABC Family including “The key Lifetime of the yankee Teenager,” “Melissa & Joey,” and “Make It or Break It”
quite a lot of content from Disney Channel including series “Phineas and Ferb,” ” Good Luck Charlie,” “The Suite Life on Deck,” and “Hannah Montana”
New content from Disney-ABC as a way to be added to the service include:

ABC Family’s smash hit series “Switched at Birth”
Prior season episodes of Disney Channel’s animated series “Kick Buttowski”
All episodes of the ABC thriller “Alias”
“Disney and ABC was and remain an innovative and supportive partner for Netflix. The varied but always excellent programming from the various channels and networks are favorites of our members and we’re thrilled to broaden the scope and extend the terms or our relationship,” said Ted Sarandos, chief content officer, Netflix.