Netflix expansion accelerates

Netflix says its domestic internet TV service grew to 42.3m subscribers in Q2 2015, with international subscriptions climbing to 23.3m
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GLOBAL TV CHANNEL

2010: Rolls out video streaming service in Canada

$6bn Spending on new content for 2016

EXPANSION

1997: Netflix begins DVD-by- mail rental service from Los Gatos, California

2007: Introduces streaming video service via internet

2012: Streaming video launches in Europe – starting in UK and Ireland

Oct 2015: Italy, Spain, Portugal to join Netflix

2011: Expands video streaming to South America (Cuba 2015)

65.6m subscribers worldwide

2016: Eyeing China for expansion

Oct 2015: Netflix will reach Japan

50+ countries receive Netflix

Mar 2015: Begins service in Australia and New Zealand

Available in: U.S., Canada, Latin America/Caribbean, UK, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden,
Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand
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NETFLIX SHARE PRICE

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 $700

May 29, 2002, IPO: $15.00

2010: Expansion outside U.S. begins

2012: Expansion reaches Europe

Jun 23, 2015: $681.17

Jul 14: Shares split into seven, hence drop

Jul 15,2015: $98.13

Exclusive shows, such as Daredevil, are pulling in new paying subscribers
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Source: Netflix, wire agencies

Picture: Netflix

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