@DrWhoOnline Good and bad news. Doctor Who is staying on @NetflixUK, but our dear Doctor will be departing on Feb 1 from the US. (1 of 2)
— Netflix US (@netflix) January 26, 2016
@DrWhoOnline Content comes & goes-a variety of factors are considered. It's goodbye to an old friend, but a promise to care for David & Matt
— Netflix US (@netflix) January 26, 2016
@DrWhoOnline Sometimes the licensing for our content will expire & we have to remove it. But we're always happy to work on getting it *JF
— Netflix CS (@Netflixhelps) January 26, 2016
Martin says
Since Doctor Who isn’t a US product, I’m not surprised that a jingoistic, protectionist, xenophobic and tribalistic stance is taken. Good on you. Keep it within the village borders…
Gyllynen says
It seems to be a licenc expiration issue that the article forgot to mention:
See this Tweet:
https://twitter.com/Netflixhelps/status/692132793682432005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Gyllynen says
Netflix is about to lose a bunch of programs, including Classic Doctor Who Collections 1-18:
Source:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2498396,00.asp