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2010 The company first began offering streaming service to the international market on September 22, 2010 to Canada."[1]
2011 Netflix announced its plans to launch streaming service in Latin America,[2]
2012 Netflix started its expansion to Europe in 2012, launching in the United Kingdom and Ireland on January 4.[3] By September 18 it had expanded to Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.[4]
2013 The Netherlands was the only country that Netflix expanded to in 2013, though, as the company decided to slow expansion in order to control subscription costs.[5]
2014 Netflix is available in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.[6]
2015 Expansion to Australia and New Zealand, Japan, China[7][8][9], Italy, Portugal, and Spain.[10]
2015-2016 Netflix announced expansion into Asia by launching in Pakistan, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan in early 2016, and the Philippines and Southeast Asia in the near future.[11]
  1. ^ Star Staff; Canadian Press (September 10, 2010). "Netflix stumbles as it launches in Canada". Toronto Star. Toronto Star. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. ^ Pepitone, Julianne (July 5, 2011). "Netflix expands to 43 new countries". CNN Money. CNN Money. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "Netflix launches UK film and TV streaming service". BBC News. January 9, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  4. ^ "Netflix Launches In Sweden, Denmark, Norway And Finland". PRNewswire (Press release). October 18, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Wallenstein, Andrew. "Netflix 2014 European Expansion: A Look Ahead". Variety. Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "Netflix now in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Luxembourg". Netflix Media Center (Press release). September 18, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  7. ^ "Netflix to launch in Australia and New Zealand in March 2015". Netflix Media Center (Press release). November 18, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "How the Australian Netflix differs from the US service". Sydney Morning Herald. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Netflix to launch in Japan this fall". Netflix Media Center (Press release). February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  10. ^ Ramos, João (June 6, 2015). "'Portugal terá Netflix em Outubro'" ["Portugal will have Netflix in October"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). No. 2223. Paço de Arcos: Impresa Publishing. pp. E20–E21. Retrieved June 6, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Netflix To Launch In South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong And Taiwan In Early 2016". netflix.com. Netflix. 2015-09-09. Retrieved 2015-09-09.