CW shows will become available on Netflix much, much faster, but at the cost of their Hulu availability.
The deal itself is expected to announce later this week, but is immediate access to full CW seasons on Netflix worth losing their Hulu availability?
That said, The CW will end its 2011 in-season deal with Hulu, which made available the five most recent episodes, the latest arriving each morning after airing.
The CW evidently hopes “tightened availability will boost streaming viewership via the CW’s website, which in turn could bring in more advertising revenue.”