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Last Friday, more than 250 Sony Pictures films disappeared from the Netflix online streaming service. But it's not just Sony or Netflix that's to blame—as it turns out, the movies were pulled because of agreements with pay-cable channel Starz.
As part of Starz’s agreements to carry Sony and Walt Disney movies on its TV channel, it also acquired online rights to its films. In 2008, Starz signed a four-year deal with Netflix to carry its content, covering more than 1,000 movies per year.
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