Netflix signs deal with CBS, Disney

According to this story in the Wall Street Journal, Netflix has signed a deal with two television networks, CBS and Disney, that will allow viewers to watch on-line such programs as "C.S.I." and "Hannah Montana" beginning the day after they premiere on the networks. The deal is apparently part of a strategy by Netflix to transition from a company that delivers movies and television programs by mail to one that delivers them on-line. Before the end of the year, owners of of an Xbox 360 will get to use that device to play videos over the Internet from Netflix. Netflix currently has 12,000 titles available on-line and more than 100,000 available by mail. Oh, yes, the TV programs will come without commercials.