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Knowledge Identifier: &Netflix
Netflix
American provider of on-demand Internet streaming media available to both North and South America, the Caribbean, United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and flat rate DVD-by-mail in the United States, where mailed DVDs are sent via Permit Reply Mail 
Category: Business (17)
Founded in 1997.
Countries: United States (55%), (12%), United Kingdom (11%)
Main connections: House of Cards (U.S. TV series), Orange Is the New Black, The Killing (U.S. TV series)
Linked to: DreamWorks Animation, Paramount Pictures, Blockbuster Inc., The Walt Disney Company
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Netflix was founded in 1997 in Scotts Valley, California by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings, who previously had worked together at Pure Software along with Mitch Lowe
The company was established in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California
Reed Hastings - In 1998 Hastings and Marc Randolph co-founded Netflix, offering flat rate film rental-by-mail to customers in the United States
Netflix introduced the monthly subscription concept in September 1999, and dropped the single-rental model in early 2000
The company's published subscriber count increased from one million in the fourth quarter of 2002 to around 5,6 million at the end of the third quarter of 2006, to 14 million in March 2010
On June 14, 2002, the company sold an additional 825,000 shares of common stock at the same price
A "The New York Times" article from September 2002, said that at the time, Netflix mailed about 190,000 discs per day to its 670,000 monthly subscribers
Wal-Mart began an online rental service in October 2002, but left the market in May 2005
Netflix's growth has been fueled by the fast spread of DVD players in households; as of 2004, nearly two-thirds of U.S. homes had a DVD player
Since 2004, Netflix subscribers could utilize a feature that allowed them to interact with friends who were members
In September 2004, a consumer class action lawsuit, "Frank Chavez v
In 2005, 35,000 different film titles were available, and Netflix shipped 1 million DVDs out every day
In October 2005, Netflix proposed a settlement for those who had enrolled as a paid Netflix member prior to January 15, 2005
As of late 2006, Red Envelope Entertainment expanded into producing original content with filmmakers such as John Waters
In fall 2006, Blockbuster signed a deal with The Weinstein Company, that gave it the exclusive rental rights to the studio's films beginning January 1, 2007
Netflix grew while DVD sales fell from 2006 to 2011
The company already had closed 290 stores in 2006
The final settlement hearing took place on March 22, 2006
On April 4, 2006, Netflix filed a patent infringement lawsuit in which it demanded a jury trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging that Blockbuster's online DVD rental subscription program violated two patents held by Netflix
On February 25, 2007, Netflix announced its billionth DVD delivery
Chegg - In the summer of 2007, Rashid and Phumbhra repositioned the company along the lines of Netflix as a way to rent textbooks to students
The dispute was ended a year later, on June 25, 2007, with both companies declining to disclose the terms of their legal settlement, except for a statement by Blockbuster that it would not have a major impact on its future financial performance
On December 21, 2007, the company removed the link to the page without notice and replaced it with a slider system showing only four previously released movies at a time
Netflix announced plans to close Red Envelope Entertainment in 2008, in part to avoid competition with its studio partners
Netflix has cited Amazon.com as a potential competitor, which until 2008 offered online video rentals in the UK and Germany
The domain "netflix.com" attracted at least 194 million visitors annually by 2008, according to a Compete.com survey
On January 1, 2008, a Netflix employee unofficially stated on the Netflix Community Blog that customers used the RTW page to add newly released movies to the top of their queues, complained about delays in receiving them after demand outstripped the supply of DVDs on hand
Netflix Inc. Appeal Status The settlement was affirmed on April 21, 2008, with the court saying, "the trial court did not abuse its discretion in approving the amended class action settlement agreement, approving the notice given to class members, or determining the amount of fees
In May 2008, Roku released the first set-top box to stream Netflix's Instant Watch movies directly to televisions
Roku Streaming Player - On May 20, 2008, Roku announced the first Netflix Internet video streaming receiver box, the Roku DVP. The NXP-powered device runs Linux
In June 2008, Netflix announced plans to eliminate its online subscriber profile feature
In October 2008, Netflix agreed to instantly stream movies to two of Samsung's Blu-ray Disc players
On October 1, 2008, Netflix launched an application programming interface
This service was discontinued at the end of November 2008
Since November 21, 2008, Netflix has offered their subscribers access to Blu-ray Discs for an additional fee
Grey's Anatomy - In 2009, ABC signed a deal allowing "Grey's Anatomy" episodes to be streamed on Netflix
In January 2009 Netflix announced a similar partnership with Vizio and LG to instantly stream movies directly to their high definition televisions
In July 2009, Sony announced a partnership with Netflix that will enable Sony BRAVIA Internet Platforms to access instant queues for Netflix users
In October 2009, Sony Computer Entertainment and Netflix announced that the service would be available on the PlayStation 3 from November 2009
PlayStation 3 - In October 2009, Sony Computer Entertainment and Netflix announced that the Netflix streaming service would be available on the PlayStation 3 in the United States
On November 16, 2009 Netflix released an official Nokia app that allows some trailer streaming
In 2010, Netflix migrated its infrastructure to Amazon EC2
In a 2010 "New York Times" interview, Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes downplayed Netflix as a threat to more traditional media companies
September 22, 2010 Netflix launched their stream-only service in Canada, thus marking their first expansion into international markets
The 2010 line of Panasonic HDTVs with Viera Cast functionality gained the ability to stream Netflix content directly to the television
This service was launched in Spring 2010
With 2010's release of the Google TV, Netflix streaming was a built in application
WD TV - Released early in 2010 and having all the features of the WD TV Live along with Netflix streaming support
Starting January 6, 2010, Netflix reached an agreement with Warner Brothers Pictures to delay renting new releases for 28 days from their retail release in an attempt to help studios sell more physical media at retail outlets
In March 2010, as part of a redesign of its movie-details pages, the Friends feature began to be phased out
The Wii streaming disc was released for testing to customers starting Thursday March 25, 2010, and was released to all registered Netflix members on April 12, 2010
A similar deal with Universal Studios and Twentieth Century Fox was reached on April 9, 2010
Former competitors included Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery which both ceased operations in May 2010
On July 19, 2010 Netflix announced that in the fall of 2010 it would launch its instant streaming service in Canada, making Canada the first international market expansion for Netflix
In a TechRepublic interview in August 2010, Netflix's VP of Corporate Communications stated that available Silverlight plugins for Linux, such as Moonlight, do not support the PlayReady DRM system that Netflix requires for playback
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Epix (TV channel) - & Netflix announced a deal on August 10, 2010 to allow Netflix subscribers access to stream movie titles from Epix
An official iPhone app was released on August 26, 2010
Epix (TV channel) - Titles became available on September 1, 2010, with some newer films being released on Netflix within 90 days of their premiere on the Epix channel
On October 18, 2010, the streaming disc on the $ Wii was no longer necessary as Netflix became a free downloadable application on the Wii Shop Channel
Wii - As of October 18, 2010, Wii owners can download the Netflix Channel from the Wii Shop Channel
On October 19, 2010, a downloadable application was made available through the PlayStation Network
Shaw Communications - In December 2010 Shaw filed complaints with the CRTC to have competing internet video services such as Netflix classified as broadcasters under Canadian law
NASDAQ-100 - On December 20, 2010, seven companies were added to the NASDAQ-100 index prior to the market open: F5 Networks, Akamai Technologies, Netflix, &Micron_Technology, Whole Foods Market, Ctrip.com International and Dollar Tree
As of 2011, Netflix's "Watch Instantly" service holds first-run rights to films from Paramount Pictures, MGM, Lions Gate Entertainment , along with back-catalog titles to films from Time Warner, Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures, MGM, Lions Gate Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Disney, and other distributors
Bewkes later refined his position, stating during a 2011 conference call that "Things like Netflix are welcome additions to the infrastructure
Despite the losses, earnings for Netflix jumped 63 percent for the third quarter of 2011
In 2011, Netflix split its service pricing so that customers can decide whether they want to pay for online streams, access to DVDs by mail, or both
In late 2011, Netflix picked up two 8-episode seasons of "Lilyhammer" and a fourth season of "Arrested Development"
Then, in spring 2011, Netflix announced their merge into the Latin American market by the end of the year and again into the European market in the following year starting with Spain
Steven Van Zandt - However, in 2011, he starred in, co-wrote and acted as executive producer on an English and Norwegian language series entitled "Lilyhammer", a Netflix original program
Heavenly Creatures - In 2011, the U.S. online movie services Netflix and HuluPlus began streaming the film in its original 99 minute version
In March 2011, Netflix announced plans to begin acquiring original content for its popular subscription streaming service, beginning with the hour-long political drama "House of Cards", which debuted on the streaming service in February 2013
As of March 28, 2011, Netflix had 58 shipping locations throughout the U.S. The subscriber can keep the rented movie as long as desired, but there is a limit on the number of movies that each subscriber can have on loan simultaneously
In April 2011, Netflix announced 23,6 million subscribers in the United States and over 26 million worldwide
WD TV - As of April 12, 2011, Netflix Canada works on a WD Live TV Plus as long as the firmware has been upgraded to version 1,04,31_B or newer
In June 2011, the National Association of the Deaf filed a lawsuit against Netflix for not providing closed captioning on all of its Watch Instantly movies
Fail Blog - The site is commonly referenced in popular culture; The Huffington Post called Netflix a walking failblog in reference to their July 2011 pricing change and "The Atlantic" called a Chris Coghlan baseball blunder "a debacle worthy of FAIL Blog
Netflix announced on July 5, 2011 that by the end of 2011 it would expand its services into 43 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, offering items in English, Spanish and Portuguese
The Netflix service launched for the Nintendo 3DS on July 14, 2011
Nintendo 3DS - The Netflix streaming video service was released in North America on July 14, 2011
Subsequently, Netflix completed the launch of streaming-content services in Latin America in September 2011 by launching in the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America
Reed Hastings - Two months later, in September 2011, Netflix announced that it would spin off its popular DVD business under a new brand name, Qwikster, leading to even more customer and market confusion
On September 1, 2011, Starz announced it had broken off talks with Netflix to renew its streaming deal
On September 1, 2011, Starz announced it would remove their movies from Netflix streaming on February 28, 2012
On September 18, 2011, Netflix CEO and Co-Founder Reed Hastings said in a Netflix blog post that the DVD section of Netflix would be split off and renamed Qwikster, and stated that the only major change would be separate websites for the services
On September 18, 2011, Netflix announced its intentions to re-brand and re-structure its DVD home media rental service as an independent subsidiary company called Qwikster, totally separating DVD rentals and streaming
The Wonder Years - On September 26, 2011 it was announced that Amazon Prime's streaming video service would be adding "The Wonder Years", describing the series as "available on digital video for the first time", although Netflix added the series ahead of Amazon's release
In a reversal, Netflix announced in October 2011 that its streaming and DVD-rental plans would remain together under the Netflix brand
Then, in October 2011, Netflix announced that it would retain its DVD service under the name Netflix and would not, in fact, create Qwikster for that purpose
Gossip Girl - In October 2011, The CW signed a deal allowing all "Gossip Girl" episodes to be streamed on Netflix
The Wonder Years - On October 1, 2011, 114 full-length episodes of the series were added to Netflix streaming
However, on October 10, 2011 the CEO announced that the move to split the company would be scrapped
On October 10, 2011, following negative reaction from customers, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced the cancellation of the planned Qwikster service and said that the DVD-by-mail service would remain a part of Netflix
On October 24, 2011, Netflix announced it lost 800,000 US subscribers in the third quarter of 2011 and more subscriber losses were expected in the fourth quarter of 2011
On November 11, 2011, the court denied a Netflix motion to dismiss the case
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Hemlock Grove (TV series) - In December 2011, "Deadline.com" reported that Netflix and Gaumont International Television were finalizing a deal for a 13-episode series order for "Hemlock Grove"
This feature was discontinued on December 6, 2011
Bill Burr - Burr's special entitled "You People Are All The Same", premiered in 2012 as a Netflix exclusive
HBO - HBO's contract with DreamWorks Animation expired after 2012, at which time the aforementioned Netflix streaming service assumed pay-TV rights
Mark Verheiden - In 2012, Verheiden was named executive producer and writer for Hemlock Grove, a television series produced by Gaumont International Television for Netflix
Beau Willimon - In 2012, Willimon developed "House of Cards", the American adaption of the BBC series of the same name, for Netflix
This filled a vacancy at Netflix that had been empty for over six months when their previous CMO Leslie Kilgore left in January 2012
Netflix was officially launched as a streaming-only service in the United Kingdom and Ireland on January 9, 2012
Netflix has made available as open source many of its internally developed infrastructure management products starting January 11, 2012
On January 26, 2012, Netflix said it added 610,000 subscribers in the US by the end of the fourth quarter of 2011
Red Arrow International - It premiered on the 6th February 2012 on Netflix in North America, with all eight episodes being available for streaming on their service
The Netflix application for PlayStation Vita was launched the same day the device launched on February 22, 2012, making it available for download via the PlayStation Store for free
This meant any Starz movies and shows would be removed from Netflix streaming on February 28, 2012
In March 2012, Netflix announced it had increased the number of programs that are closed captioned
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TED (conference) - In March 2012, Netflix announced a deal to stream an initial series of 16 two-hour shows, consisting of TEDTalks covering similar subjects, from multiple speakers
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Portlandia (TV series) - As of May 1, 2012 the series was available to watch on Netflix in Ireland and the UK.
In June 2012, Netflix announced that it would be cutting back the availability of its public API.
In July 2012 Netflix hired Kelly Bennett to become their new Chief Marketing Officer
In July 2012, Netflix announced the formation of an experimental project to crowdsource the closed-captioning effort using the Amara platform
The Killing (U.S. TV series) - AMC announced the series' cancellation in July 2012, but picked it up for a third season after a renegotiation with Fox Television Studios and Netflix
The Killing (U.S. TV series) - In August 2012, it was revealed that Fox Television Studios was in talks with both DirecTV and Netflix in an attempt to revive the series
On August 23, 2012, Netflix and The Weinstein Company sign a Multi-Year Output Deal for RADiUS-TWC.
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Spiral (TV series) - "Spiral" debuted in North America via Netflix in September 2012 ; in November 2012, the small public-broadcasting network MHz Worldview began transmitting the series in the US.
The exclusive portion ended on September 4, 2012, when Amazon signed a deal with Epix to feature movies on their streaming service
Epix (TV channel) - On September 4, 2012, following the expiration of the exclusivity clause of the Netflix agreement that allowed Epix to license streaming rights for films distributed to the channel to competing services, the channel entered into a three-year agreement with Amazon to provide film content on its Instant Video streaming service
Raidio Teilifis Eireann - On Thursday, 13 September 2012: RTÉ Digital confirmed that it has signed a deal with Netflix to host its programming
In October 2012, Netflix was found to be offering the television series "Andromeda" to customers in Finland with unauthorized subtitles from the fansub scene
On October 4, 2012, Dish Network announced that it was scrapping plans to make Blockbuster into a Netflix competitor
The Killing (U.S. TV series) - In November 2012, it was confirmed that Fox Television Studios was in final negotiations with Netflix to continue the series for a third season
On November 15, 2012, patches to the Wine compatibility layer to make viewing of Netflix on Linux and similar systems were announced
On November 18, 2012, a PPA and installation files were made publicly available making the installation and use of Netflix much easier for users of Ubuntu 12,04 and possibly other distributions
On December 4, 2012, Netflix and The Walt Disney Company announced an exclusive multi-year U.S. subscription television service agreement with Netflix for first run of Walt Disney Studios animated and live-action movies
On December 24, 2012, at around 1pm, a number of Amazon Web Services servers crashed affecting numerous services including Netflix "instant streaming"
The agreement came after Disney's announcement in November 2012, that it would be shutting down its web movie service "Disney Movies Online" on December 31, 2012
Direct-to-video new releases were made available in 2013
However, around that same time, it was announced Netflix would, in 2013, assume the pay-TV rights to films from DreamWorks Animation
Craig Ferguson - His third video special, "I'm Here to Help," was released on Netflix in 2013
Kate Mulgrew - In 2013 Mulgrew starred as Galina 'Red' Reznikov in the Netflix original series "Orange is the New Black"
Corey Stoll - In 2013, Stoll received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in the Netflix series "House of Cards"
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Robin Wright (actress) - In 2013, Wright starred in Netflix's series "House of Cards", as Claire Underwood, the spouse of Kevin Spacey's character, Congressman Francis Underwood
Robin Wright - In 2013, Wright starred in Netflix's series "House of Cards", as Claire Underwood, the spouse of Kevin Spacey's character, Congressman Francis Underwood
NASDAQ-100 - On Jun 6, 2013, Netflix replaced Perrigo who had transferred to the NYSE.
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Ian Roberts (actor) - Roberts had a recurring character in the sitcom "Arrested Development", Dr. Fishman , and returned for several episodes for the shows revived 4th season on Netflix in 2013
Ford F-Series sixth generation - The stair car was used by Netflix in public appearances to promote Arrested Development's 2013 resurrection
In January 2013, Netflix reported they had added 2 million U.S. customers during the 4th quarter of 2012 with a total of 27,1 million U.S. streaming customers, and 29,4 million total streaming customers
In February 2013, Netflix announced it would be hosting its own awards ceremony, "The Flixies"
Flavor Unit Entertainment - In February 2013, Netflix signed an exclusive multi-year licensing deal with Flavor Unit Entertainment
Constance Zimmer - Since February 2013, she has starred in the Netflix original series "House of Cards"
Beau Willimon - It premiered on Netflix on February 1, 2013
House of Cards (U.S. TV series) - The entire first season, thirteen episodes, premiered on February 1, 2013, on the streaming service Netflix
As of mid-March 2013, Netflix had 33 million subscribers
The Killing (U.S. TV series) - In March 2013, Netflix closed negotiations with Fox Television Studios with a deal to be the exclusive subscription service for the series' third season
That number increased to 36,3 million subscribers in April 2013
House of Cards (U.S. TV series) - In Australia, where Netflix is not available, the series was broadcast on Showcase, premiering May 7, 2013
Mitchell Hurwitz - After seven years off the air, "Arrested Development" returned for a fifteen-episode fourth season on the online movie and television streaming service Netflix on May 26, 2013
Ivey Business School - In June 2013, Felix Salmon of & Reuters discusses the conclusions of the Netflix blog post in his own opinion piece on the Reuters website
On June 17, 2013, Netflix and DreamWorks Animation sign a Multi-Year Output Deal for original shows
DreamWorks Animation - On June 17, 2013, DWA announced a multi-year content deal to provide 300 hours of exclusive original content to the video on demand Internet streaming media provider, Netflix
Netflix announced on June 19, 2013, that they would expand their service to the Netherlands by late 2013
Orange Is the New Black - On June 27, 2013, Netflix renewed the show for a second season
Orange Is the New Black - On June 27, 2013, Netflix renewed the show for a second season premiering on June 6, 2014
As of July 2013, Netflix is in talks for another season of "Arrested Development"
Regina Spektor - Spektor recorded the main title theme song "You've Got Time" for the new Netflix Original Series "Orange Is the New Black", which premiered July 11, 2013
On July 18, 2013 Netflix earned the first Primetime Emmy award nominations for original online only web television for the 65th Primetime Emmy awards in 2013
Robin Wright (actress) - On July 18, 2013, Netflix earned the first Primetime Emmy *award nominations for original online only web television for the 65th Primetime Emmy *awards
Robin Wright - On July 18, 2013, Netflix earned the first Primetime Emmy *award nominations for original online only web television for the 65th Primetime Emmy *awards
Henry Paulson - In September 2013, Bloomberg Businessweek released the doumentary film "Hank: Five Years From the Brink", directed by Oscar-nominated Joe Berlinger and distributed by Netflix
The Killing (U.S. TV series) - "The Killing" was again cancelled by &AMC (AMC_(TV_channel)) in September 2013, but Netflix announced in November 2013 that it had ordered a fourth season consisting of six episodes to conclude the series
It released in the Netherlands on September 11, 2013
On September 22, 2013, Netflix made history with a total of three wins: Fincher's Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, for the pilot episode "Chapter 1," making "Chapter 1" the first Primetime Emmy-awarded webisode, in addition to the pair of Creative Arts Emmy awards
Melissa Rosenberg - In October 2013, following a deal made by Netflix and Marvel, the series was revived as a part of four series and one mini-series commitment in which Rosenberg was brought up to be the showrunner
In November 2013, Netflix and Marvel Television announced a five-season deal for four Marvel Super Heroes: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage
The Killing (U.S. TV series) - However, in November 2013, two months after its cancellation, Netflix announced it had picked up "The Killing" for a fourth and final season consisting of six episodes
The Killing (U.S. TV series) - In November 2013, Netflix announced it picked up the series for a fourth and final season after &AMC (AMC_(TV_channel)) had canceled it
Marvel Television - In November 2013, it was announced that Disney and Marvel TV will provide Netflix with live action series, beginning in 2015, featuring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage, leading up to a miniseries about the Defenders
Aziz Ansari - A third stand-up special was filmed during the tour at the Merriam Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and premiered on Netflix on November 1, 2013
Aaron Paul - In December 2013, Netflix announced that Paul will have his own animated series called "BoJack Horseman: A Tale of Fear, Loathing and Animals", which is set to premiere in 2014
Better Call Saul - In December 2013, Netflix announced that the entire first season will be available for streaming in the U.S. and Canada after the airing of the first season finale, and in Latin America and Europe shortly after the U.S. series premiere
Drew Goddard - In December 2013, Marvel officially announced that Goddard will be the executive producer and showrunner for a "Daredevil" TV series that will be produced by Marvel Television and broadcast on Netflix in 2015, while Sony Pictures announced that Goddard will be writing and possibly directing a Sinister Six film
"House Of Cards", "Hemlock Grove", and "Orange Is The New Black" have all been renewed for another season and are scheduled to air on Netflix in 2014
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Shrek (franchise) - A television series, starring Puss from the "Shrek" franchise, will debut on Netflix in late 2014
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Madagascar (franchise) - A television series, starring the lemur King Julien from the "Madagascar" franchise, will debut on Netflix in late 2014
House of Cards (U.S. TV series) - In New Zealand, where Netflix is unavailable, season 1 premiered on TV3 in early 2014 followed immediately by season 2
4K resolution - In 2014, Netflix began streaming "House of Cards", Breaking Bad Amazon Studios began shooting their full-length original series and new pilots with 4K resolution in 2014
Slamdance Film Festival - In 2014, Slamdance Studios acquired Nicole Teeny's 2013 Sparky *award winning feature documentary "Bible Quiz" for a limited theatrical release in major markets such as New York City, Los Angeles, and Austin, with a wide video release on Netflix, iTunes, and all major video on demand platforms with new partner Virgil Films
Sylvia Earle - In 2014, a Netflix documentary entitled 'Mission Blue' was released which focused on Earle's life and career as well as the Mission Blue project
Frank Windsor - In 2014, he reprised his role as Harry Bradley in a rather different version of "Flying Lady" for internet based tv operator Netflix
Molly Parker - In 2014, she appeared as Congresswoman Jacqueline Sharp in the second season of the Netflix series "House of Cards"
Freema Agyeman - In either late 2014 or early 2015, Ageyman will appear in the new Netflix mini-series Sense8, created by J. Michael Straczynski and Andy and Lana Wachowski
Paul F. Tompkins - Tompkins plays Mr. Peanutbutter in the 2014 Netflix original animated series "BoJack Horseman"
In February 2014, Netflix renewed House Of Cards for a third season scheduled to air in 2015
Verizon Communications - In February 2014, Verizon confessed to throttling services like Netflix and Amazon's AWS, a violation of net neutrality principles
Comcast - In February 2014, after rumors surfaced that Comcast and & Netflix had reached an unspecified agreement, the companies confirmed that Netflix was paying Comcast to connect to its network
House of Cards (U.S. TV series) - In India, where Netflix is unavailable, "House of Cards" premiered on February 20, 2014, on Zee Cafe, with episodes airing from Monday to Friday
Kenny Hotz - In March 2014 a fan campaign to have the show return to production on Netflix began, following Hotz's announcement that he and Spenny were planning a Canadian live comedy tour
Star Wars - The final season of the series aired on Netflix in March 2014
The new content is set to be released on Netflix's streaming service March 7, 2014
In April 2014, Netflix approaches 50 million global subscribers with a 32,3 percent video streaming market share in the United States
In April 2014, Netflix signed Mitch Hurwitz and The Hurwitz Company to a multi-year deal to create original projects
Kate Mulgrew - Orange Is the New Black - As of April 2014, Mulgrew is starring as Galina "Red" Reznikov in the Netflix original series "Orange is the New Black"
In May 2014, Netflix announced "immediate fee increase for new UK subscribers"
On May 21, 2014, Netflix announced its intention to expand and launch in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Luxembourg
IGN - In June 2014, Netflix released a redesigned version of their logo and website UI. The change was controversial; some liked the new minimalist design, whereas others felt more comfortable with the old interface
In July 2014, Netflix announced it had surpassed 50 million global subscribers, with 36 million of them being in the United States
Paul F. Tompkins - As of July 2014, he is a main cast member of the "Superego" podcast and a voice actor on the Netflix animated series "Bojack Horseman"
The entire first season was released on Netflix one week after ending its run in Japan on July 4, 2014 and a second season is in production
On July 10, 2014, Netflix received 31 Emmy nominations
The Killing (U.S. TV series) - The complete fourth season was released on Netflix in all territories on August 1, 2014
As of September 2014, Netflix has subscribers in over 40 countries, with intentions of expanding their services in unreached countries
In September 2014, Netflix beat out Amazon Prime and Hulu for the rights to "Love", a new romantic-comedy series from Judd Apatow, Leslie Arfin, and Paul Rust
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - The complete first season was first released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 9, 2014, and became available for streaming on Netflix on November 20, 2014
Gillian Jacobs - It was announced on September 16, 2014 that Jacobs had been cast to star as Mickey in the Netflix original comedy series "Love", which is set to debut in 2016
On September 30, 2014 Netflix announced they would be producing and releasing their first original movie
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Bloodline (TV series) - The series was announced in October 2014 as part of a partnership between & Netflix and Sony Pictures Television after Netflix struck its first major deal with a major film studio for a television series
Gilmore Girls - On October 1, 2014 all seven seasons of the series began streaming on Netflix's "Watch Instantly" service
However, on October 10, 2014 the required DRM plugins to play Netflix's HTML 5 videos became available for Chrome users running Ubuntu 12,04 or 14,04
On October 15, 2014, Netflix announced that will begin streaming the complete series of "Friends" in high-definition, beginning on January 1, 2015
Friends - On October 15, 2014, Netflix announced it would be adding all ten seasons of "Friends" in high-definition to their streaming service, beginning on January 1, 2015
In November 2014, it was confirmed that Netflix will be coming to Australia and New Zealand
Snowpiercer - Very shortly after, it became available on Netflix for streaming on 1 November 2014
Virunga National Park - It has been screened internationally at film festivals and was released on streaming service Netflix on November 7, 2014
On November 18, 2014, the expansion to Australia and New Zealand was announced for March 2015
On November 19, 2014, it was announced that "Longmire" will air a ten-episode fourth season in 2015
Madagascar (franchise) - The series debuted on December 19, 2014, on Netflix, when the first five 22-minute episodes were released
In Canada, Netflix has pay TV rights to films from Paramount, DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox. In 2015, it will assume pay TV rights to films from Disney which are currently held by The Movie Network/Movie Central
It announced that "Hemlock Grove" was renewed for a third and final season, to air in 2015
Notably, the company has over 20 original shows planned for release in 2015 and 2016
The programs are planned for a 2015 debut
Bill Burr - Burr will star in "F Is for Family" in 2015 on Netflix
Shrek (franchise) - A television series, starring Puss from the "Shrek" franchise, will debut on Netflix on January 16, 2015
In February 2015, it was reported that Netflix is working closely with Nintendo in developing a live action TV series based on "The Legend of Zelda" video game series
On February 4, 2015, expansion to Japan was announced to begin during the fall of 2015
Netflix confirmed on March 3, 2015 that the service will launch in Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday, March 24
Expansion to Australia and New Zealand occurred on 24 March 2015
On June 6, 2015, Reed Hastings announced, in an interview with the Portuguese newspaper "Expresso", that Netflix would enter the Portuguese, Spanish and Italian markets, and that it would install its Southern Europe support center in Lisbon, Portugal
In July 2015, Netflix reported its subscriber count reached 65,55 million, with 42,3 million in the U.S. and 23,35 million internationally
It is scheduled for simultaneous Netflix and theatrical release on August 28, 2015
On September 9, 2015 Netflix announced that it would be continuing its expansion into Asia by launching in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan in early 2016
As of September 22, 2015 netflix is not available on a chromebook device
As of October 2015, Netflix reported 69,17 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 43 million in the U.S.
As of December 2015, Netflix's 4K catalogue can be watched on BT's Ultra HD box
iOS - New titles from Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios and Disneynature will be available on Netflix beginning in 2016
On January 6, 2016 at Consumer Electronics Show, Netflix announced a major international expansion into 130 new territories; with this expansion, the company promoted that its service would now be available nearly "worldwide", with the only notable exclusions including China , and regions subject to U.S. sanctions, such as Crimea, Syria, and North Korea
On January 14, 2016, Netflix announced its intent to strengthen measures to restrict access to unlicensed material through VPNs or proxies
Orange Is the New Black - In February 2016, "Orange is the New Black" was renewed for a fifth, sixth and seventh season
As of April 2016, Netflix reported over 81 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 46 million in the U.S.
In May 2016, it created a new tool to determine how fast one's internet is
In June 2016 Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky asserted that Netflix is part of the US government plot to influence the world culture, "to enter every home, get into every television, and through that television, into the head of every person on earth"
As of July 2016, Netflix reported over 83 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 47 million in the U.S.
On 15 July 2016, Netflix debuted the science fiction supernatural drama "Stranger Things"
The first theatrical Disney film to be on Netflix is Zootopia on September 21, 2016
The "Luke Cage" series is set to premiere on September 30, 2016, with the miniseries of "The Defenders" and "Iron Fist" scheduled for a 2017 release
In October 2016, Netflix reported over 86 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 47 million in the United States
On November 30, 2016, Netflix announced that it is rolling out a long-requested offline playback feature to all of its markets at no extra cost to subscribers
In January 2017, Netflix reported over 93 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 49 million in the United States
In February 2017, Netflix signed a music publishing deal with BMG Rights Management, where BMG will oversee the rights to Netflix's original productions outside of the United States
In April 2017, Netflix reported having over 98 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 50 million in the United States
As of May 2017, Netflix officially supports 20 languages for user interface and customer support purposes: Arabic , Chinese , Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian , Polish, Portuguese , Romanian, Spanish , Swedish, Thai and Turkish
In July 2017, Netflix reported having 103,95 million subscribers worldwide, including 51,92 million in the United States
On August 7, 2017, Netflix acquired the creator-owned publishing company of comic book writer Mark Millar
As of October 2017, Netflix had 109,25 million subscribers worldwide, including 52,77 million in the United States
In November 2017, Netflix announced that it would be making its first original Colombian series, to be executive produced by Ciro Guerra
As of December 2017, Netflix officially supports 22 languages for user interface and customer support purposes: Arabic , Bulgarian, Chinese , Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian , Polish, Portuguese , Romanian, Spanish , Swedish, Thai and Turkish
As of January 2018, Netflix had 117,58 million subscribers worldwide, including 54,75 million in the United States
As of January 28, 2018, Netflix's website ranks as the 30th most trafficked website in the world and 9th most trafficked website in the United States
One of its first acquisitions was the film "The Cloverfield Paradox", which Netflix had acquired from Paramount Pictures in early 2018, and launched on its service on February 4, 2018, shortly after airing its first trailer during Super Bowl LII
At the 90th Academy Awards, held on March 4, 2018, Netflix won the Oscar for "Best Feature Documentary" for the film "Icarus
As of April 2018, Netflix had 125 million total subscribers worldwide, including 56,71 million in the United States
In June 2018, Netflix announced a partnership with Telltale Games to provide their streaming adventure games over the service
As of July 2018, Netflix had 130 million total subscribers worldwide, including 57,38 million in the United States
On August 16, 2018, Netflix announced a three-year overall deal with "black-ish" creator Kenya Barris
On August 27, 2018, Netflix signed a five-year exclusive overall deal with international bestselling author Harlan Coben
As of October 2018, Netflix has 137 million total subscribers worldwide, including 58,46 million in the United States
As of October 2018, Netflix officially supports 23 languages for user interface and customer support purposes: Arabic , Bulgarian, Chinese , Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian , Polish, Portuguese , Romanian, Spanish , Swedish, Thai and Turkish
As of November 2018, Netflix officially supports 23 languages for user interface and customer support purposes: Arabic , Chinese , Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian , Polish, Portuguese , Romanian, Spanish , Swedish, Thai and Turkish
The agreement with Disney is scheduled to end in 2019, as the company is preparing to launch a new streaming service that will carry all Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Lucasfilm releases
As of January 2019, Netflix had over 139 million paid subscriptions worldwide, including 58,49 million in the United States, and over 148 million subscriptions total including free trials
Netflix sought and was approved for membership into the Motion Picture Association of America on January 22, 2019. as the first streaming service to become a member of the association
In February 2019, police stormed the Netflix headquarters in Hollywood after a man with a gun was wandering around the premises
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
In May 2019, Netflix acquired the StoryBots children's media franchise as part of a commitment to expand its educational content
On May 9, 2019, Netflix made a deal with Dark Horse Entertainment to make television series and films based on comics from Dark Horse Comics
In June 2019, Netflix claimed that 30,869,863 accounts watched the Adam Sandler- and Jennifer Aniston-starring Netflix original film "Murder Mystery", despite it being critically-panned, making it the biggest "opening weekend" for a Netflix original film
