By January 6, 2016, streaming service Netflix had reached 190 of the 195 countries on Earth. One would think this would be enough, right? Not for Netflix. They want the world!
Or they at least want to do even better. For example, Turkey and Russia get Netflix, but it’s only in English. In Russia, only 6% of that nation’s population can speak English. In Turkey, it’s 17 percent. ?Neflix isn’t available in China at all. Keep in mind China has the fastest rising economy in the world and is home to 1.35 billion people. That’s nearly twenty percent of the world’s problem with no Netflix access. But there is great news though. Netflix has added 130 nations to their roster. But it’s not coming cheap. Programming costs in 2016 alone is expected to cost over $6 billion. But with increasing competition in the US, and increasing online availability worldwide, going international is Netflix’s best move. But China isn’t the only nation closing it’s door to Netflix. Netflix won’t be coming to Syria, North Korea or Crimea anytime soon, if ever. We can thank political tensions, war,oppression, censorship and isolation for that. Nevertheless, Netflix will add Arabic, Korean and Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese languages. ?So since they’re investing in the Chinese languages, what about Netflix in China?
Understand Chinese is the most spoken languages in the world, with nearly two billion speakers. That’s six times the number of English speakers. Netflix is working on it, and I hope it happens. It’s good for Netflix and it’s good for China. Whether we like it or not, they’re a major player on the world stage. This could make Netflix huge profits! I wish the censor dictators there would lighten up. If they want to be a free nation, let Netflix broadcast there. It wouldn’t hurt anybody. Well, it wouldn’t hurt anybody except for those who make millions in piracy. Netflix also needs to invest in Russian and Turkish languages, since they’re there already. But back to China: who and what else is holding up the Netlfix process there?