Forget Netflix: Amazon Prime Dumping Doctor Who In Two Weeks

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Doctor Who fans thought they had won a victory for online streamers a couple of weeks ago when Netflix decided that actually, yes it would renew its agreement with BBC Worldwide to make British TV shows available to subscribers.

Unfortuantely, Amazon doesn’t seem to be as flexible. According to reports this weekend, its subscriber streaming service Amazon Prime – the home of Ripper Street Series 3 – is set to dump all BBC shows for which it doesn’t have an exclusive licence. In order to focus on and promote exclusives like Hannibal, Ripper Street and Orphan Black, and new productions that are coming in 2015, Amazon Prime’s new strategy is to sever ties with any shows or movies that aren’t exclusive to its service.

This means that Doctor Who fans will suffer. Over the weekend, Amazon is set to announce to its subscribers the forthcoming changes. Other shows that are to be removed include:

Downton Abbey
Luther
Torchwood
Being Human
Misfits
Skins
Red Dwarf

…and many more.

Starting February 15th, shows will begin to be removed from Amazon Prime. This, obviously, saddens us, as the best thing for Doctor Who fans is for the show to be available legally in as many places as possible.

How do you feel about this? Will you be switching to Netflix? Let us know – put your thoughts in the comments box below.

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