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Netflix Teams With LG For 'Prepaid' Streaming Worldwide (engadget.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced at CES that the service had gone live in 130 additional countries including India, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. He called the expansion "the birth of a global TV network." Partnering with LG, the company hopes to expand its reach by providing prepaid access worldwide. China remains the most notable holdout for the streaming service but Hastings is hopeful saying, "We are continuing to work on that and we are very patient."
Netflix is available in a lot of countries.
Hulu and Amazon are only available in a handful of countries and their list doesn't even include Canada.
For those whoa re wondering about the continued use of region locking, that nonsense will still be in place.
from http://www.wtoc.com/story/3090...
"Although Netflix is now virtually worldwide, not of all its entertainment will be available everywhere. For instance, a prized licensing contract that gives Netflix the rights to Walt Disney films after their theatrical release will be limited to the U.S. and Canada as part of a deal negotiated several years ago. Hastings told reporters Wednesday that Netflix is hoping to expand those rights into other countries."
They are still in negotiations for global rights to all of their content, but being available in many more countries should increase their bargaining power in that endeavor.
"There are lies, there are damn lies, and there are statistics"
Yeah, that's gonna be the joke here.
Netflix exists in all these countries. But due to this licensing restriction or that contract, will there be anything to actually watch on it?
I haven't started the free trial yet, but the comments of people who did that in Romania are... disappointing.
Their flagship isn't available, the old movie collection is limited too... 3 titles for each of de Niro, Pacino, and other great actors?
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OK, I read both articles and I still don't have a clue what LG has to do with any of this. What are they doing again?