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Netflix was going expanding to 130 brand-new nations, including Russia, India, and South Korea

Last updated on January 7, 2017 By James Harisson

Netflix announced in Today’s statement that it essentially triples the business’s distribution. “Today you are seeing the birth of a brand-new international web Television network,” stated Hastings. NFLX’s stock rose on the news.

Netflix states that its service “will not be offered in Crimea, North Korea, and Syria due to United States federal government limitations on American business.” And significant series like Home of Cards and Orange is The New Black might not be offered in markets where Netflix does not own the distribution rights. The business is progressively moving to own those rights for its initial material, with an eye towards making the most of the return it can get on paying to produce brand-new movies and series.

Netflix has huge prepare for initial material in 2016. The business states it is going to develop “31 brand-new and returning initial series, 2 lots initial function movies and documentaries, a large range of stand-up funny specials, and 30 initial kids’ series.” Onstage at CES, Hastings did keep in mind that Netflix would need to browse the varying cultural requirements of its brand-new nations when choosing exactly what programs to launch in every one.

In addition to going stay in brand-new nations, Netflix included Arabic, Korean, Simplified and Standard Chinese to the 17 languages it currently supports. It appears that Netflix thinks it has a significant Chinese audience regardless of the truth that its not technically readily available. Sarandos has actually stated in numerous interviews over the previous 2 years that he was pleasantly shocked by how popular Home of Cards remained in China, indicating the service is seeing significant viewership there, maybe by users discovering a method around the fantastic firewall program.

At the Q&A that right away followed Netflix’s keynote address, Hastings and primary content officer Ted Sarandos supplied more information on the business’s growth. Hastings was likewise asked about the capacity for Netflix service in China, an instant location of interest after the business’s growth was revealed.

Hastings stated that users viewed 12 billion hours of Netflix in the 4th quarter of 2015, up from a quarter billion in the very same duration in 2014. This can be credited to a boost in high-speed access and more (and much cheaper) methods to obtain online through mobile, he stated.

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James Harrison is a freelance writer and tech buff who is obsessed with the latest gadgets (much to the dismay of his girlfriend!)

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