Netflix, Inc. is an American media-services provider and production company founded in 1997. 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.[1]
Netflix's initial business model included DVD sales and rental by mail, but the sales were abandoned about a year after the company's founding to focus on the initial DVD rental business.[1][2] Netflix expanded its business in 2007 with the introduction of streaming media while retaining the DVD and Blu-ray rental business. Netflix entered the content-production industry in 2013, debuting its first series House of Cards.
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.[3] Netflix released an estimated 126 original series and films in 2016, more than any other network or cable channel.[4] Their efforts to produce new content, secure the rights for additional content, and diversify through 190 countries have resulted in the company racking up billions in debt: $21.9 billion as of September 2017, up from $16.8 billion from the previous year.[5]
Upcoming films[]
- Spy Kids: Armageddon (September 22, 2023; produced by Skydance Media, Spyglass Media Group and Double R Productions; distributed by Netflix)
Original programming[]
- Spy Kids: Mission Critical (April 20, 2018; produced by Dimension Television and Mainframe Studios; distributed by Lantern Television)
Formerly acquired films[]
- Spy Kids
- Added January 1, 2015; Removed December 27, 2016
- Added April 1, 2019; Removed May 1, 2020
- Added October 1, 2021; Removed January 1, 2022
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
- Added unknown date; Removed June 1, 2017
- Added March 8, 2019; Removed January 1, 2020
- Added October 1, 2021; Removed January 1, 2022
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
- Added unknown date; Removed June 1, 2017
- Added April 1, 2019; Removed May 1, 2020
- Added October 1, 2021; Removed January 1, 2022
- Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
- Added unknown date; Removed August 19, 2015
- Added February 19, 2019; Removed February 19, 2021
- Added May 20, 2021; Removed November 20, 2021
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/25/technology/25pogue.html
- ↑ Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs. p. 47
- ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/01/17/netflix-chief-bulks-up-series-600-hours/78931816/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/netflix-backlash-why-hollywood-fears-928428
- ↑ https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/10/16/anticipation-builds-pushing-stock-up-ahead-of-netflixs-earnings-report.html