Netflix Launched in India, Plans Start at Rs. 500 Per Month Wednesday January 06,2016

 

Netflix has officially announced its entry into India and 130 other markets in Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. With the move, CEO Reed Hastings said during his 2016 CES in Las Vegas,USA keynote address on Wednesday January 06,2016

 

Netflix is now available in "all major countries" of the world "except China", something he hopes will change soon.

Plans for the on-demand TV, movies, and video streaming powerhouse - now available in 190 countries - start in India at Rs. 500 per month for access on 1 SD screen. For Rs. 650 per month you can watch HD content on 2 screens at a time, and Rs. 800 per month will get you 4K content on up to 4 screens simultaneously.

The India pricing is virtually identical to that in the US, where Netflix's Internet video streaming subscription rates range from $7.99 (Rs. 530 approximately) per month for 1 SD screen to $11.99 (approximately Rs. 800 per month approximately) a month for 4 HD screens, including a free one-month trial.

 

Netflix is in over 70 million homes worldwide and available via a variety of devices including Web, apps, mobile, media players, TVs, gaming consoles, and more. People watched over 12 billion hours of Netflix video in Q4 2015

 

Netflix will compete in India with the likes of Star's Hotstar, Singapore-based Spuul, Hungama, Eros Now, Muvizz, and  many others

Note

Netflix is the world’s top video streaming service that allows users to watch content on screens ranging from a smartphones to a smart television.

It works with a variety of other devices like PlayStation and Apple TV, letting users stream directly onto larger screen.

Netflix is also the creator of a lot of original, made for the web content, much of which is now in high-resolution Ultra HD.