TV and streamingUpdated November 8

Netflix’s first streaming option came with DVD rentals

Netflix’s first streaming option, Watch Now, wasn’t a streaming plan on its own. Engadget says it was added to DVD rental plans, and subscribers could stream only if they had one. In mid-2007, $16.99 per month included three DVD rentals at a time and 18 hours of streaming. The old package makes the change in Netflix’s plans tangible: streaming was a limited extra alongside the discs, not yet the whole offer.

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Coverage started November 8