Netflix Loses Most A+E Streaming Content

Drops some 40 TV shows, including History's 'Ice Road Truckers,' A&E's 'Intervention'

By Todd Spangler, Multichannel News -- Broadcasting & Cable, 9/24/2012 5:18:56 PM

Netflix has dropped some 40 TV shows and miniseries from A+E Networks from its video-streaming service, representing more than 800 hours of content, while it continues to offer a smaller selection of A+E's programming, Variety reported.

Shows no longer available via streaming on Netflix as of last Friday, Sept. 21, include History's Ice Road Truckers, Pawn Stars and American Pickers, along with A&E's Dog the Bounty Hunter, Gene Simmons: Family Jewels, Hoarders and Intervention, according to Variety. Up to 300 hours of mostly older content from channels including A&E, History and Bio remains on Netflix, the trade magazine reported.

Netflix director of corporate communications Joris Evers said that the company's rights to some of the A+E content expired last week, while some is still available.

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