Netflix today added 130 new countries to its list of supported streaming regions.
“Today you are witnessing the birth of a new global Internet TV network,” Chief Executive Reed Hastings said at CES 2016 in Las Vegas.
“With this launch, consumers around the world — from Singapore to St. Petersburg, from San Francisco to Sao Paulo — will be able to enjoy TV shows and movies simultaneously — no more waiting. With the help of the Internet, we are putting power in consumers’ hands to watch whenever, wherever and on whatever device.”
Moreover, the streaming service has added Arabic, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese to the 17 languages already supported.
“From today onwards, we will listen and we will learn, gradually adding more languages, more content and more ways for people to engage with Netflix,” Hastings added. “We’re looking forward to bringing great stories from all over the world to people all over the world.”
Netflix is almost global with these additions, though the service remains unavailable in China, Crimea, North Korea and Syria.
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