Netflix information and comparisons
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| Website: | www.netflix.com |
| Products: | Video streaming on demand, online DVD and Blu-ray disc rental. |
| Price: | Monthly: $8 to stream on 1 screen at a time in standard definition; $9 for streaming on 2 screens simultaneously in HD; $12 to stream on 4 screens simultaneously. Additional $8/month for DVD-by-mail service and an extra $2/month for Blu-ray discs. |
| Library size: | About 100,000 movies and TV shows |
| Ads: | No |
| Subscribers: | About 30 million subscribers, plus 7.75 million internationally (Jun 2013) |
| Video quality: | Tier 1: DVD Quality (1.5Mbit/s connection needed), Tier 2 (Better than DVD Quality 3Mbit/s needed) Tier 3: 720p (5Mbit/s needed). Tier 4: 1080p HD has been introduced. |
| When TV shows are available: | Not until the next season of a show begins |
| Audio quality: | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Original series: | Yes, including House of Cards and Arrested Development and Orange is The New Black |
| Headquarters: | Los Gatos, California, US |
| Advertising: | None |
| Founded: | 1997 |
| Revenue: | US$3.6 billion (FY 2012) |
| Anime: | Few anime titles; mostly dubbed. |
| New Uploads: | Current season TV series episodes are generally not available. Availability of new movies is slow. |
| Availability: | North America, South America, United Kingdom & Ireland |
| Stock ticker: | NFLX |
| Introduction: | Netflix is an American provider of on-demand Internet streaming media in the United States, Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, United Kingdom and Ireland and flat rate DVD-by-mail in the United States. |
| Notable content: | TV shows: Arrested Development, Sherlock (BBC), Star Trek, The Office. Movies: Memento, The Pianist, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Snatch, Good Will Hunting, Hotel Rwanda |
| Launched: | Streaming service launched in 2007 |
| Digital Rights Management (DRM): | Yes |
| Media Quality: | Quality HD, able to stream 1080p video |
| User Interface: | Select membership – DVD only, stream only or both Create queue online for DVDs – keep DVD as long as necessary Select movie to watch online |
| Compatible Devices: | PC and Mac, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, iOS devices, some Android-based devices, Windows phone, some internet-connected TVs and Blu-ray players |
| Release Date: | 28 days waiting period for DVDs, one year or more for streaming |
| Total assets: | US$3.97 billion (FY 2012) |
| Total equity: | US$744 million (FY 2012) |
| Operating income: | US$50 million (FY 2012) |
| Net income: | US$17.2 million (FY 2012) |