Netflix released an estimated 126 original series and films in 2016, more than any other network or cable channel. By January 2016, Netflix services operated in more than 190 countries. Since 2012, Netflix has taken more of an active role as producer and distributor for both film and television series, and to that end, it offers a variety of “Netflix Original” content through its online library.
Netflix entered the content-production industry in 2012, debuting its first series Lilyhammer. The company expanded internationally in 2010 with streaming available in Canada, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean. Netflix expanded its business in 2010 with the introduction of streaming media while retaining the DVD and Blu-ray rental business. Netflix’s initial business model included DVD sales and rental by mail, but Hastings abandoned the sales about a year after the company’s founding to focus on the initial DVD rental business. Netflix is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). The company also has offices in the Netherlands, Brazil, India, Japan, and South Korea. It is available worldwide except in mainland China (due to local restrictions), Syria, North Korea, and Crimea (due to U.S. As of April 2019, Netflix had over 148 million paid subscriptions worldwide, including 60 million in the United States, and over 154 million subscriptions total including free trials. The company’s primary business is its subscription-based streaming service which offers online streaming of a library of films and television programs, including those produced in-house. (/ ˈnɛtflɪks/) is an American media-services provider and production company headquartered in Los Gatos, California, founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California.
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