This is the culmination of some very old news, when Netflix outbid Starz in 2012 for Disney's "pay TV" rights: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/12/04/ne

This is the culmination of some very old news, when Netflix outbid Starz in 2012 for Disney's "pay TV" rights: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/12/04/netflix-outbids-pay-tv-for-rights-to-disney-movies/1746037/ http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2012/12/04/netflix-outbid... Why September if the deal started in 2016? It covers movies that premiere in 2016 or later, and September is nine months after the January 29 release of The Finest Hours[1], the first Disney movie expected to be exclusive to Netflix. [1] — I earlier opined that Zootopia would kick it off, but The Finest Hours was Disney's first 2016 release and since 7-9 months is the typical wait for a pay-TV window, it seems Disney movies will be on Netflix 9 months after release.