About Netflix

If you want to watch TV and movies online then you really need to know about Netflix. This is a site that has a huge amount of films and TV shows for you to stream over the internet. The idea is that users of the site pay a monthly subscription, and in exchange they get to watch as many episodes or films as they want.

As well as watching the shows and movies on a computer, it is also possible to stream them to your TV as long as you have got a Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or other compatible streaming device. More than 23 million people currently use Netflix unlimited movies online and TV online services, so this is clearly a big business.

The Netflix subscription contract is also flexible; you can get a free one month trial before committing to sign up. After that, the subscription is on a month-to-month basis, which means that you can cancel it at any time. There’s also a free Netflix application that you can download onto your smartphone or tablet (iPhone, iPad, Windows or Android) and use to make use of Netflix services.

The company is American and as well as America, it also offers services in Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, the UK and Ireland. It also has a DVD rental service although this is only available in the US. Netflix is based in California and has been running since 1997. As of 2011, its total digital revenue was worth about $1.5 billion.

The company made an initial public offering in May 2002 and is considered to be one of the most successful dot-com ventures.