Disney and Netflix on Tuesday announced that Netflix will become the exclusive new U.S. home of first-run new Disney movies beginning in 2016. But sooner than that, Netflix users will starting today be able to watch “Dumbo,” “Pocahontas” and “Alice in Wonderland.” Direct-to-video releases will come to Netflix in 2013. The deal is huge for Netflix, which had lost Disney movies earlier due to a contract dispute with Starz, Disney’s content licensee.
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