Just days after PBS' announcement that it was expanding its agreement with Amazon to include exclusive rights to Downton Abbey (along with non-exclusive rights to other shows), Netflix bought an exclusive window to several other shows on the public broadcaster, including WWII-period code-breaking saga The Bletchley Circle and preschool series Super Why.
The network has been expanding its offerings on digital services in the last year; the agreements are bringing revenue to the nonprofit, and its mandate—television as a public service—gives it a little more latitude to expand its offerings without worrying about how it will look on a quarterly report to shareholders.
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