<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.netflix.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Netflix, Inc. / ˈnɛtflɪks / is an American entertainment company, headquartered in Los Gatos, California . Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, the company's primary businesses are its eponymous subscription - based, streaming video - on - demand service, which offers online streaming of a library of films and television programs, as well as the distribution and production of original films and television series that are distributed exclusively by the service . </P> <P> Netflix's initial business model included DVD sales and rental by mail, although Hastings jettisoned DVD sales about a year after Netflix's founding to focus on the DVD rental business . In 2007, Netflix expanded its business with the introduction of streaming media, while retaining the DVD and Blu - ray rental service . The company expanded internationally, with streaming made available to Canada in 2010 and continued growing its streaming service from there; by January 2016, Netflix services operated in over 190 countries--it is available worldwide except Mainland China, Syria, North Korea and Crimea . </P> <P> Netflix entered the content - production industry in 2012, debuting its first series, Lilyhammer . It has greatly expanded the production of both film and television series since then, offering "Netflix Original" content through its online library of films and television . Netflix released an estimated 126 original series or films in 2016, more than any other network or cable channel . </P>

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