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Netflix faces some challenges to its global ambitions

Published Thu, Feb 12, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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NETFLIX already streams popular films, television series and, increasingly, its own original entertainment to 57 million subscribers in more than 50 countries. The service is expanding rapidly - Cuba was added this week - and Netflix now projects it will be available in 200 countries by 2017, giving the company essentially global coverage.

The company's chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, acknowledged in a recent conference call that such sweeping expansion will r…

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Netflix faces some challenges to its global ambitions

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