Netflix, founded in 1997, is a global streaming video service with over 125 million subscribers in over 190 countries that can be accessed on computers, cellphones, tablets, and televisions. While Netflix began as a U.S.-based service, it soon expanded globally, starting in 2010 with Canada. While the United States is Netflix’s top market, it has high user bases in Canada, Europe, and Australia. Netflix’s streaming video service has over 1,500 television shows and 4,000 movies across a wide range of genres. Subscribers are able to watch as many programs as they want and have full access to the catalog of titles Netflix has licenses to in their country.

Netflix not only licenses video content created by others but also finances original and exclusive content with 700 ...