Of All Things, Netflix is Coming to Cuba Today

See, this is how to spread democracy or whatever, America—through binge watching Orange is The New Black. Take note, Obama.

As part of their initiative to roll out on a global scale over the next two years, Netflix has announced today they’ll be launching streaming service in Cuba, thus becoming one of the first companies to take advantage of the recently relaxed trade restrictions between Cuba and the United States.

Netflix will offer the same $7.99 monthly rate they do in the United States, though it will still be considered an international purchase and will require a credit or debit card as the payment method. They will be sure to offer all of their original content such as the aforementioned OITNB, House of Cards, and Marco Polo, family programming like King Julien and The Adventures of Puss in Boots, and Netflix documentaries. Beyond that, their catalog will most likely differ from that of the U.S. and Canada, with a possible focus on Cuban content creators.

“We are delighted to finally be able to offer Netflix to the people of Cuba, connecting them with stories they will love from all over the world,” Netflix co-founder and CEO deed Hastings said in a statement today. “Cuba has great filmmakers and a robust arts culture and one day we hope to be able to bring their work to our global audience of over 57 million members.”

Netflix has been offering services to Lain American viewers since 2011 and now has almost 5 million subscribers there; they also hope to expand to Japan in the fall, and in 2016, to every territory in the world with high speed Internet service.

(via The Verge)

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