One of the most popular streaming services, Netflix, has recently expanded into more than 130 countries around the world. Previously it was available in 60 countries. India, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria were among the major countries that received Netflix's services in the new year. The company hopes to get millions of new subscribers.
The company's press secretary, however, has stated that not all content will be available in all countries, due to licensing agreements. More and more content is being added as time progresses.
China is the only major country, where Netflix has not yet made its services available. It has to get permission from the Chinese government to offer streaming services inside the country. However, the company's representatives are hopeful that this will happen sometime in the near future. According to American law, Netflix is not allowed to conduct business in North Korea, Crimea or Syria.
Netflix has produced several award-winning TV shows in the past years, including House of Cards, Daredevil and Narcos. In the coming year it plans to release more original TV shows as well as its own films and documentaries.
Netflix has also added new languages, including Arabic and Chinese, to its service. At the moment content is available in 21 languages.
America's number one streaming company began as a mail-order DVD service that began in 2007. Currently, over 70 million subscribers pay a small fee to watch TV shows and movies when they want and where they want. Media experts say that it has the potential to become the largest internet TV network.
About Netflix:
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription streaming service and production company. Launched on August 29, 1997, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals.
Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartphones, digital media players, Blu-ray players, video game consoles and virtual reality headsets on the list of Netflix-compatible devices. It is available in 4K resolution. In the United States, the company provides DVD and Blu-ray rentals delivered individually via the United States Postal Service from regional warehouses.
Netflix was founded on the aforementioned date by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California. Netflix initially both sold and rented DVDs by mail, but the sales were eliminated within a year to focus on the DVD rental business. In 2007, Netflix introduced streaming media and video on demand. The company expanded to Canada in 2010, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean. Netflix entered the content-production industry in 2013, debuting its first series House of Cards. In January 2016, it expanded to an additional 130 countries and then operated in 190 countries.
Device support and technical details:
Netflix can be accessed via an internet browser on PCs, while Netflix apps are available on various platforms, including Blu-ray Disc players, tablet computers, mobile phones, smart TVs, digital media players, and video game consoles (including Xbox 360 and newer, and PlayStation 3 and newer). The Wii, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 2 were formerly compatible with Netflix as well.
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