Netflix, which has more than 200 million subscribers all over the world, is an indispensable platform for watching movies and series.
The past dates back to ancient times than you assume. Even his name was not “Netflix”, but “Kibble”.
Let’s start with the kibble name.
Netflix had the name “Kibble” before it was officially released. “What is the meaning of this word?” If you ask… pet food.
Of course, they tried to find a better name before the launch and thought of names for Webflix, Takeone and Netpix.
Marc Randolph, the founding partner and CEO of the company, admitted that they didn’t like the name Netflix at the beginning, as this name was involved in them “Skin-Flicks” (Pornographic Films), and there was also the ‘X’ letter. However, the name Netflix ultimately became a joint decision.
It was founded before Google.
Netflix was founded on 28 August 1997, 28 years ago. Google was founded on September 4, 1998, 27 years ago. In other words, Netflix technically 1 year and 6 days older than the world’s largest internet company.
Netflix first offered DVD sales and rental services via mail in the United States. In April 1998, he only continued his DVD rental business. A year later, it turned the payment model per user into a subscription model.
After achieving success in this area for more than ten years, Netflix introduced the flow of flow and optional image (VOD) in 2007. Until 2013, it was not in the content production sector.
Let’s give another “Fun-Fact :: Netflix had once rented Ezkaza China porn.
Netflix’in DVD rented and sold by mail, the clinton-lewinsky scandal who wanted to rent subscribers, Ezkaza China Porn received a DVD.
Moviepass CEO, one of the founding partners of Netflix, confessed to Mitch Lowe, at a Sundance event that they accidentally sent porn to members on the first days of Netflix.
At that time, Netflix tested the ability to transfer the image content to the DVD within 24 hours by transferring the term former US President Bill Clinton to the DVD.
Lowe said that the person copying the DVDs copied pornographic contents at the time, in a hurry wrong copying and labeling process caused this confusion and sensation and added:
“We sent thousands of DVDs and there were porn in hundreds! We told our customers to send it back, but none of them sent.”
More content about Netflix:
