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Re: Netflix Is Now Available Around the World

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Post by avar »

antman wrote: post #152

Somebody should tell Netflix that the EU is a unified market by law that does not exempt any digital service. So they had to sell to all EU countries right from the start. At least the whole story with the vpns can stop. (Unless you live in Greece...) http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/consumers/shopping/buyi... ""For these types of services, and others, you have the right to buy from a service provider located in…

If you're right why do you think Netflix's CEO is saying the EEA isn't there yet due to the lack of a digital single market[1] and why is the European commission proposing a "digital single market" as part of its Europe 2020 plans[2]?

1. http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/netflix-ceo-eur...

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe_2020

Re: Netflix Is Now Available Around the World

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Post by petke »

intopieces wrote: post #98
icebraining wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, I tried their free month here in Portugal, and the selection was abysmal. And at least for now, they license their "exclusive" shows to our cable networks anyway. To me it seems like they shot their own foot; now that I've wasted my free month on this, I'm not planning to pay in the future just to find out if their catalogue has improved.

You can view what is on Netflix without being a member, if that interests you: http://netflixportugal.netflixable.com/

Interesting to compare, the total number of movies/shows/episodes on netflix for a few countries:

USA: 7004

UK: 3589

Finland: 3380 (So high because they don't dub?)

Sweden: 2542 (But Sweden does not dub either ...)

Germany: 2415 (But Germany does)

France: 2254

Spain: 1482

Italy: 1393

Portugal: 924

(Europe really seems to get netflix light)

Re: Netflix Is Now Available Around the World

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Post by smackfu »

CaptSpify wrote: post #163
macspoofing wrote: post #147

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>Maybe a stupid questions but what if they disrupted not just TV but also cinema? They are trying. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2 is being released simultaneously in theaters and on Netflix. Some chains complained and are refusing to show it. But honestly, I don't see it. Cinema is $10-15/person/visit, and Netflix is $10/mo for an entire library of content. Profit margins for Hollywood aren't that great - so how do…

Force Awakens is probably not a great example though. Maybe we'll see smaller budget moves jump on Netflix, while traditional big-budget blockbusters scramble to find an alternative release method? Also: > Profit margins for Hollywood aren't that great. From what I hear, that's not true, but it's all hidden through magical "Hollywood accounting" ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting )

It's already started happening. Netflix has been at the film festivals buying up movies, especially documentaries.

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Post by pilsetnieks »

r3bl wrote: post #97

Aaaand... they don't accept my credit card. I swear to god, I see this over and over again: services becoming available in my country (in Europe), but refusing credit cards that are pretty popular in Europe (like Maestro and Visa Electron).

It's not Netflix's fault that your Maestro and Visa Electron aren't usable on the internet. Also, they are debit cards, not credit.

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Post by 11thEarlOfMar »

jypepin wrote: post #34
11thEarlOfMar wrote: post #25

Here is a chart of subscriber growth since 2012: http://www.statista.com/statistics/250934/quarterly-number-o... Does anyone have an idea of the total population of coverage added today? I'm wondering if the growth accelerates from here. Seems like it would, but then Netflix has likely already initiated service in the most lucrative markets.

your link requires people to pay to see the chart.

That's odd... It came up for me, no questions asked. And I don't pay for anything ;-)

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Post by sebtoast »

logiclabs wrote: post #129
davej wrote: post #70

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Yeah, considering switching to Netflix US + VPN. Only decent content here (Ireland) is the Netflix Originals stuff.

Movie-wise, the most upto date content seems to be in Canada, where they get movies that were in the cinema around 6-8 months. Not sure how much longer that'll last as the licensing deal runs out in middle of this year some time.

I like the selection we have in Canada and I feel it is much better than it was when I first got an account somewhere around 3-4 years ago.

Also, to confirm what you said, we are supposed to get Star Wars: the force awakens first

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/s/netflix-stream-star-wars-forc...

I saw somewhere that we would get it in about six months.

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Post by burkaman »

fudged71 wrote: post #130
sailfast wrote: post #43

What is missing in a lot of these comments is acknowledging that Netflix may become the largest global "television" network in the world as adoption increases. They have original content lined up and control those rights, and they will continue to expand their reach with that content. Whether they add the "same" streaming content as they have purchased from other providers in the US is not the point here - the big im…

Maybe a stupid questions but what if they disrupted not just TV but also cinema? I assume that the distribution of films around the world is more limited than we think. At some point when Netflix has a much larger subscriber base, it may make more sense for films to be released directly to Netflix for global consumption. They could even be clever about it and have it only open for "live showings" at specific hours or…

They have released two films so far (with mixed results), and they're working on quite a few more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_programs_dist...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_original_programs_dist...

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Post by dtjones »

sailfast wrote: post #43

What is missing in a lot of these comments is acknowledging that Netflix may become the largest global "television" network in the world as adoption increases. They have original content lined up and control those rights, and they will continue to expand their reach with that content. Whether they add the "same" streaming content as they have purchased from other providers in the US is not the point here - the big im…

glo-lo-mo. Global scale, local reach, mobile devices.

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Post by CaptSpify »

robwilliams wrote: post #134
phil248 wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most of what I watch these days on Netflix are their original programs, which I'm pretty sure is completely in line with their master plan.

That and TV shows that have completed their original run, of which they have a great collection.

Personally, I prefer this. I hate waiting for the next season of a show to come out, so Netflix works for me. I can see why it doesn't work for others though

Re: Netflix Is Now Available Around the World

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Post by [deleted] »

konschubert wrote: post #59
jedberg wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I want to pay a monthly fee and get a Spotify for movies Unfortunately that would cost you about the same as a cable subscription due to the licensing costs.

I am fine paying this much. Potentially. Maybe they could also sell subsets for a lower price?

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