Netflix operates in every country in the world except for the People’s republic of China, North Korea, and Syria. The system is also not available in the disputed region of Crimea. The videos available on Netflix are a combination of original Netflix productions and content bought in from other producers. Many of the series available on the Netflix system are reruns of shows that originally aired on other networks.
Netflix adapts movies and shows from many countries for broadcast around the world. Each country where Netflix operates has a different legal landscape and censorship standards, so even if the same show is available in many different countries, it is actually slightly different because it will have been edited to suit each jurisdiction.
Netflix streams movies and TV shows in every category of entertainment except for pornography. Unlike some entertainment systems, Netflix does not include a library of video games.
How is Netflix different?
Netflix is the world leader in the video streaming industry. It was the first independent video streaming service that was not associated with a terrestrial broadcaster. Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney plus, and YouTube TV are just a few examples of video streaming services that have been started up by large entertainment corporations in response to the market challenges that Netflix presented.
Until recently, most of the rivals to Netflix were anchored in one nation. Amazon Prime is almost as globally available as Netflix. However, the Amazon system does not allow members to hop jurisdictions. Amazon Prime members can only access videos when they are physically present in the country where they subscribed.
With Netflix, subscribers can access the service in any country where the system operates and stream videos. However, users get the video library of the country that they are in, not the country they subscribed in.
Often, users are unable to tell any difference in the Netflix system when they go abroad. This is because Netflix loads the system language of the user at the point of login. So, if a US user travels to France, she will see all of the system text in English, not in French. Many US movies and shows are available in the libraries of other countries and those videos will be dubbed into many different languages. The version that is shown will be that suitable for the country that the viewer is in, but the dubbing or subtitling is driven by the preferences of the viewer’s profile.
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Who is Netflix best for?
Netflix has a very large video library that caters to all tastes. The service has a long list of videos for children, young adults, and grownups alike. There are historical dramas, documentaries, real-life crime shows, comedies, blockbuster movies, and indie films. So, there is something for everyone on the Netflix video streaming service.
How to access Netflix
Netflix has the same web address all over the world: Netflix.com. As soon as the system receives a request for the home web page, it detects the origin of the request and sends back the version of Netflix for that country. Any browser can access Netflix, including Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Safari. Netflix also produces an app for mobile devices including those running Android and those with iOS (iPhones and iPads).
Subscribers can access the site or app and then cast the videos on to a TV with systems such as Google Chromecast. There is an app for Netflix already loaded onto new Amazon Fire TV Sticks and Amazon Fire Cubes and an app for Android TV set-top boxes provide another method to get Netflix onto a TV. There is no official Netflix addon for Kodi.
Netflix profiles
By default, each account gets one user profile and one profile for children, called Kids. The Kids profile restricts its video library to child-friendly content. Each account can have up to five profiles. The Netflix system adapts the library for each profile not just according to location but also through a behavior analysis process, which tailors featured videos according to the profile owner’s viewing history.
All videos are available to a standard profile holder through a search facility even if they are not shown on the profile’s home screen.
