With the latest news about Netflix’s subscriber woes, the company is missing one easy way to help fix these issues. Although still one of the biggest streaming services in the world, Netflix recently lost over 200,000 subscribers and expects to lose two million more over the next few months. The reason for this sudden decline has been heavily debated, with possibilities ranging from raised subscription prices to a lack of consistent content. Netflix is responding to the subscriber loss with a crack-down on password sharing, but they are meanwhile overlooking the company’s history and an easy way to help fix its current problems.
Before becoming one of the biggest streaming platforms in the world, Netflix began as a DVD rental business in the late 1990s. The company launched its streaming service in 2007, and by 2016, Netflix was available worldwide. Its initial original content, including the showsHouse of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, premiered in 2013, and the rest is history. Over the years, Netflix has curated an impressive list of in-house programming consisting of multi-season shows, miniseries, movies, and interactive content. They’ve also been instrumental in bringing an internationally diverse set of titles to the masses. Their IPs include immense hits like Stranger Things, Squid Game, and Bridgerton as well as a number of Netflix shows that were canceled before they had a chance to end properly despite their popularity, such as Sense8 or Santa Clarita Diet.
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