Netflix Removes Sony Movies, Citing Sony-Starz Dispute

Netflix pulled Sony Pictures Entertainment movies from its Internet-streaming video-on-demand service, citing a "temporary contract issue" between Sony and Starz for the suspension.

Starz and Netflix are in the midst of renegotiating a content-distribution deal, with their original three-year pact set to expire in the first quarter of 2012. Meanwhile, Starz this spring said it would begin withholding original series from the Netflix streaming queue until 90 days after they debut on the TV network, with first-run movies to follow suit later.