Netflix, Inc. is an American provider of on-demand Internet streaming media available to viewers. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, Netflix initially both sold and rented DVDs by mail, but by 2007, Netflix introduced streaming media and video on demand.
Since debuting its first 'Original', House of Cards, Netflix has released over 130 further original series and films, more than any other network or cable channel. As of October 2018, Netflix has 137 million subscribers worldwide, 58.46 million of which were in the United States.