Netflix - Why They're Successful
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- Taking a look at how the most successful streaming service got to that point.
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Wait, Netflix does streaming now? Can I still return my overdue DVDs?
Hello
Yes you can
Netflix DVD. Com
Once they stop i guess you have movies?
Yes
I didn't know Netflix was _that_ old. We recorded all our shows and movies on TV "for free" until we could no longer afford cable. Then we found out about Netflix.
I remember the red envelopes in the late 90's!
@@specialkaran talkin wit mom money huh?
Yeah, cable is weirdly expensive these days; I haven't watched TV in years now.
@@specialkaran you're calling others a waste of life when lets be honest mate. What have you done as "neo" for your life not to be a waste? Nothing, you talk highly of yourself when ur just another loser in a youtube comment section. Humble yourself buddy cause when you dont have your mom nomore you surely will be struggling.
@@MrPokebozz looks like they deleted thier comment
For Part 2, I also think it would be interesting to see how Netflix went from streaming movies to streaming other network TV shows to now making their own shows and movies.
Definitely!
They’re aiming to push out multiple animated movies per year to compete with Disney I hear
But now they have too much debt.
yes
or how Better Call Saul is a "Netflix Original"......
I still use Netflix's DVD service and have been for months! I love it. They have a much more expansive collection of films than their streaming service. No due dates and their titles won't go away.
Well... that last part isn't entirely true. I've had a few TV series that have had the licensing expire, and are then not available anymore.
How much they charge?
@@bluesolace9052 I have no idea what the licensing fees go for, sorry.
@@PhoenyxAshe No I was asking for what they charge to rent DVDs sorry for the confusion
My mom still gets a couple movies a year on disc, usually an old classic
I just got a Disney+ ad in the middle of this video the second he started to talk about marketing. Well played Disney.
Netflix is dying out since all their media contributors are creating their own streaming services...
Screw Disney
@@subifyouhatetiktokandreddit234 No they're not, they are ramping up original content. Most people subscribe to 2 or more streaming platforms.
you get ads??
@@Power_Glove There are hit and misses but their original shows are mostly homeruns. Their movies you get a couple nice ones once in a while but me personally I enjoy their original content.
I would love to see why/how Netflix is dominant in the streaming market.
Because they were first. Therefore, when the streaming market got saturated, Netflix kept their lead because people didn’t want to use 2 streaming services.
@@gaber7113 being first does not mean staying at the top. Skype was the first webcam chat company but they are nowhere near the best right now.
They had a good idea, got to use everyone else's expensive content for pennies, and had no competition. Now they have to make their own content, other providers (Disney, Viacom, ATT, Etc..) are all starting their own services and removing content from Netflix. This video is about 2 years premature. They are losing subscribers, expenses have exploded, and they are going in debt at a scary rate. All these videos here I have watched tell me this is a company in trouble.
@@Ronakvevo Skype can be used for free, so there's less brand loyalty involved than a paid service. Being the first (popular one) of its kind definitely helps netflix a ton on being the most popular. In the early rise of streaming service, netflix have better UI and much more shows compared to its competitors. This makes a snowball trend that when people are considering which service they should subscribe to, they'll most likely have a friend or two already subscribed to netflix and recommend that. The occasional viral shows from netflix original (the most recent being Queen's Gambit) also helps
@@Ronakvevo Skype also had a lot of problems like connection problems, bot accounts, and the lack of overlay with other apps like gaming. Thus giving way to zoom, discord and FaceTime.
We all know what the REAL reason for their success was:
"Netflix and Chill"
Too far
Better than Disney Plus wanting people to do some Fricky and watch Mickey
I prefer Hulu and Hump
@@bluesolace9052 This is the way? Lol
@@bluesolace9052 still a chance for The Little Mermaid: Unshelled Edition?
I would 100% want to see a a part 2 to this if possible, absolutely amazing video
I want to see a part 2 as well 🙋🏿♀️
Me too ‼️
The last time I was this early, Sears wasn't bankrupt.
It all started with two guys named John Net and Michael Flix
Those are some interesting surnames. They must have come from some obscure little European country.
no, that company was called John Michael...
@@Rudy1150 hmm wow its almost like that was a joke
Founded by Timmy Netflix
@@ethancubed I'm pretty sure his was a joke too dude😂
Today I learned Netflix still has a DVD rental service in the year of our Lord 2020.
And it's great! Much better selection that any streaming service.
Patriot Act taught me that one.
Enjoy it now before it's gone.
Who lord chuck norris or lee
Mostly for financial purpose, instead of one time write up. DVD can provide some room for financial “tweak”
The only reason Netflix became what it is today is because of 3 things - unlimited data plans, faster internet speeds and smart TV's/devices.
Soon all 3 are going to be crushed
@@Marinealver why?
@@Marinealver Faster internet and smart TVs are going to be crushed? Oh do tell us why oh wise future person!
@@Marinealver ?
Wrong. It was Netflix realizing that was the future. Seems obvious now but everyone else dragged their heels until they were playing catch-up to Netflix.
My niece is in 5th grade and her whole life is tiktok and Netflix. I feel so old telling her about how I used to get Netflix shipped to me through the mail. Lol I’m in my 20s
the O.G. Netflix model held it down, I would come home from work and the dvds were in the mailbox , return them the next day or so at the mailbox near my job, such a time saver !!
That's a hassle
“Timesaver”. Bruh. Streaming is instant lol
I miss the old Netflix, where you actually could rate and comment on movie reviews.
It suspiciously went away the same time a lot of their originals started getting negative heat
@@kanna-san. I hate how companies can't handle negative reviews
Back when Netflix had produced decent original content and had good selections.
"Why Netflix is successful" is "Why Blockbuster got bankrupt". 😉
I still miss blockbuster 😔 there’s only one left I think
@@bluesolace9052 yep and they don’t plan to close down
Shouldn’t it be “how blockbuster went bankrupt” not “why blockbuster got bankrupt”
a couple franchises survived for a few years in Alaska, but yea.
lol
"I'd like to hear what you have to say" thanks Company Man, no one else ever does
🤣
We are still waiting for a requested video....
*"TH-cam - Why they're hated"*
I want a "Netflix - why they're hated"
It's funny how they went from being the star of the internet to that in a few short years... It's almost like they're trying to be hated nowadays with all the draconian policies that apparently don't apply to all...
TH-cam’s in kinda a gray area, like love hate maybe. Like if you look at all the why their hated video’s, usually the people that hate those companies stay away from them. But in this case, well clearly everyone here is on youtube.
@@TBH_Inc the thing is there is no good alternative big enough to be competitive on the marked.
Sure there are companies that have and still try by buying over big TH-cam content creators. how ever the problem for those companies is that people might follow that one person but there is not much more so if they want to see more content they have to switch back to TH-cam.
Hate it or not TH-cam brand wise is very strong. the biggest joke is that Google does make a loss on TH-cam do to having to maintain massive data centres and what not. The only real income for Google is the deals they have with the big record labels and there official (VEVO) pages.
@@JohnDoe-hs1jp That would be a short video it can pretty much be summed up with one word "Cuties".
Netflix in 2020: *Releases Cuties*
Company Man in the future: The Decline of Netflix..... What Happened?
Yes especially when they are loosing the Office in a few weeks.
@George Vivanco Cuties 2: The Fetus Era
@Rowdy Christopher no just adding it to the list of major titles they have lost in the last 18 months. If you couple those lists with their lack of original programming, we might have a different video soon. Remember House of Cards, the Orange is the New Black???
Are you a pp?
Cuties is the least of Netflix's problems. If anything the amount of free advertising a otherwise no name foreign is getting is the more worrying trend.
*Netflix:* Can you buy us?
*Blockbusters:* _No._
Netflix got lucky there.
I broke my feet today because I kicked my computer because someone commented that my videos are bad! I hate unjustified criticism. Please wish me a speedy recovery, dear buff
@@AxxLAfriku get medical help, and for god’s sake control your anger.
Actually if they did merge it probably would've worked well for both of them. Blockbuster shot themselves by not taking the offer.
@@AxxLAfriku cringe
@@AxxLAfriku cringe
I don't know if you've done it already but how about Cheveron. I just want to see how oil companies were built.
Can you do the demise of Radio Disney? A few years ago they sold all their AM/FM stations in the United States.
I remember Radio Disney.
You should do a video why Company man is successful .
*du du du du du do do do du* "I remember when this channel only had 100 subscribers, now it has reached over 1.7 million. So today where gonna look at how the company man channel started and how it become so successful"
-Company Man
Yea
I watch his videos cuz the content is interesting; his fucking voice still gets on my nerves every time. He always sounds like he just rolled out of bed.
@@nahor88 lol
"It all started with a guy named Company and his partner, Man."
I can watch Netflix when im old and gray
For now I still don't feel like I'm missing anything not watching movies
@Green Phantom TV is for smart people, you make way more money in TV then any sector.
I haven't watched TV or movies for over 20 years. I have access to a netflix account, and in moments of complete boredom I sometimes scroll through the offerings. I have learned that i prefer boredom to Netflix.
@Green Phantom which is why I watch TH-cam
After years of youtube I can't pay attention to anything longer than 12 minutes.
@@fffrrraannkk 12 minute attention span...
New reality. Ain't that the truth.
My family as a kid got Netflix in the mail before their streaming came out, good times...
I remember the early days of Netflix..... putting all the movies you wanted to watch into your queue, checking the mail box on Thursday to see what arrived that you could watch on Friday night.
It was great because at the time I lived right down the street from one of their distribution centers. Then I moved to the other side of the country and the movies didn't arrive quite as fast. It was still great, just not as quick.
When they introduced streaming I didn't have enough internet bandwidth to make it work so I kept on the DVD plan for several more years.
Yeeeaaaa we're definitely gonna need that 2nd video going in depth into the transition, competition etc. I love your videos!!
Please make a part 2! All your videos are so informative and interesting
Fun fact: Netflix still has a dvd delivery service
I learned about this fact from Quinton Review.
I mean, this video literally says 2% of Netflix customers still use it
@@maxmiller5370 the point is it still exists
@@maxmiller5370 Wow that's actually a surprising amount
I prefer the DVD service over the streaming service. It STILL has more titles available to watch than their other service. Besides, I have TH-cam for everything else. ;)
Oh yeah, i remember when netflix used discs, my parents would go to McDonald's to return the discs or get new ones, while i played in the playplace waiting for them ,
good times
You HAVE to make a sequel to this. I’m fascinated!!! Thanks company man!
It's incredible, the original web pages you show, from decades ago.
Love to see the current outlook Disney+ vs Netflix. Competitors in the streaming wars but especially those two
One huge reason I love it, the first streaming service to have descriptive audio for blind users of it.
How do u access it?
Seems to be automatic on the Roku I use for it. If you check audio and subtitles on a show or movie, it should be in the options. Also, the site for the American Council of the Blind has a list of audio described titles from several streaming services.
Yes would LOVE another video looking deeper into their transition from DVD to streaming
Great video Mike! Would def love a follow up video on this down the road.
This is brilliant as usual, but I’m surprised you didn’t touch on their massive debt
@paula I’d say it’s extremely relevant given the fact it’s a discussion about how they’ve managed to remain successful and grow as a business. He also touches upon how they initially marketed themselves despite not making profit so it speaks to their attitude as a corporation.
Panels And Bars considering how most countries are billions to trillions in debt I don’t think it’s too, too important. Though it can definitely make a company look worse and more irresponsible
@@lolom8772 Oh, I agree. But I’m using the context of his other videos on this channel and how he usually covers all aspects of a company exhaustively. For a company that’s debt has been as widely reported as Netflix has, just thought he might touch on it.
Panels And Bars ohhh, yeah I see your point now. Sorry for getting confused about it
Hope they don't end up like Toys R Us did with there massive debt.
could you create a video of the explanation behind Netflix only be able to stream certain movies in each region? I understand a bit of the reason behind it.
Definitely would love another video about the transition to streaming. Thanks for your consistently awesome work
here in the UK we had lovefilm, which was basically the same online DVD rental system with a subscription service. pay x a month, get so many at a time, return when ready.
they also did games, which is what got me into it.
they were bought by amazon in 2011.
it all went downhill when they removed powerpuff girls :(
Anyone remember GameFly ?
Theyre still around too
Gamefly is owned by electronic arts now. This seems to be a rare case for electronic arts to not shut down what they bought because it is making way too much right now.
@@timbo303official9 electronic arts bought gamefly streaming and absorbed it. They do not own the traditional gamefly physical game by mail business
I was part of their original dvd rental service. Loved it. Still use them to this day.
I've been waiting so much for this....Thanks Mike.
Can't wait for blockbuster to come out with a streaming service to round out 2020
Who?
@@Marinealver Hollywood Video.
Ordered one DVD from them like 15 years ago... Still have it. Lol
I would definitely like a part two for this video detailing Netflix's transition to streaming, their current revenue streams, and maybe a look at the larger streaming landscape.
Great video. I joined in 1999 and been a member ever since.
I don’t temper exactly when the my family had had it for a decade if not longer we used to rent dvds like the little house on the prairie show
The first DVD I owned was Pleasantville with Tobey McGuire and Reese Witherspoon.
I def remember my parents getting the Netflix DVDs in the mail and it was always exciting. We are still subscribers.
Quality as always! If you do a follow up video I would love to know more about their inventory management. Also, Netflix is the best place, in my opinion and many others, to find Stand-Up Comedy. While it's likely not the most popular genre I think it's worth mentioning. Thanks for the awesome content!
I remember when they just did DVDs, and now I feel old.
You are old and white
@@csgto7676 Whoa, no way. Get out of town!
Lol Chris is a white boy name...
The Mouse is coming tho, The Mouse is coming
*a powerful mouse, named charles entertainment cheese*
I still have a game DVD for my Wii that Netflix sent before they had a downloadable program to stream movies. It was a fun little reminder of where they had been a few years ago.
I remember being one of the first people to stream Netflix, when all they had were independent and out of copyright films. The one big problem I have with Netflix is their visual interface. It was way better 10 years ago, but they kept on changing it for touchscreens and tvs.
I live in a large city with a lot of library branches. I can have almost any dvd or blu ray shipped for pickup to my local library.
0:24 i have this exact remote
I remembered trying out the streaming stuff they were doing when it first came out, I thought it was a trend and I like to laugh at myself then for thinking that
We got our first DVD player around 2002; we lived in Massachusetts at the time. I read about Netflix in a newspaper article and we started right away, even though it meant mailing the movies back and forth to California. I'd like to see this continued with streaming and the whole Quikster saga. Thanks for a great series!
we never used the dvds, but my family was one of the earliest adopters of their streaming program. I have fond memories of way back when, before everything was standardized, finding random episodes that netflix didn't have of series, or seeing episodes placed out of order in the streaming list. nowadays I don't watch netflix much, but I have very fond nostalgia for those early days
“There were 2 guys who started this” Net and Flix
Company Man sounds so much like Drew Gooden.
I'm suspecting he's the one who's behind the channel.
Hey guy
Yes. Please do a part 2. Very interested.
I remember getting a Netflix DVD in the mail every so often when I was kid. Loved the vid btw mate.
The last time I used Netflix it was so limited and I stopped can't believe how big it is.
Can you do In-n-out why they’re successful!
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Oh man, how i LOVE your videos, with all those eye soothing high quality logos floating over my big TV screen while listening to those interesting company histories. Keep the good work going! Greetings from Cologne/Germany. 🙂
Wow, thank you!
@@companyman114 You are very welcome! :)
Perfect timing CC... It's 6 am here in Australia!
This gives me a feeling of déjà vu
Me too i swaer he's made this video before like months ago
Indeed
Netflix - The Rise and Fall...
Lol You caught it
Watching Company Man is like receiving a free MBA. I learn so much from him.
For context, Netflix is relatively new in Poland (for anyone not using VPNs), the other major streaming services haven't launched here yet (looking at you, Disney+) and the local VOD offerings were never really appealing nor impressive, thus this is really our first experience with this kind of service, so don't be surprised if I sound a bit... overenthusiastic.
I first subscribed like in the middle of this spring, most likely before the pandemic thing. The show that finally pushed me to take the plunge was "Witcher", but it really has become something more, as it kind of united my family, somewhat like regular TV did for many other people back when it was becoming mainstream, but without the limitations of a pre-set schedule. And there are a few shows that now are classics among us (most of which are actually Originals): "Lost in Space", "Anne with an "e" ", "The Adventures of Merlin", and now "The Dragon Prince" (which I am kind of surprised by, as one of us has a prejudice against cartoons...)
You gotta do more on this! Like, I remember when Blockbuster tried to compete with their mail service, and it was so bad....
Netfllix tried to sell to Blockbuster and were turned down. Blockbuster liked late fees and physical locations didn't think mail order was the way to go.
it wasn't bad, it was economically unfeasible. You were able to return dvds in store, and i know hollywood video allowed you to pick a new title out in store. So you were paying cheaper netflix-like prices for more movies per month.
Netflix: The only reason I have an account is because of The Office
@@craftyjocey9045 December 30th
@@knowbody6327 Oof
At least Peacock (where The Office is moving) is free to use
@@craftyjocey9045 Netflix isn’t taking it off, NBC is. They’re putting it on their worthless streaming service Peacock. Netflix knows how successful The Office is & NBC wants that $$$
they donte even have it here anymore 😔
@@ChristianVazquez12 hate to break it to you the office will require peacock premium so at least $5 a month unless you already have xfinity or cox internet.
I memba having the Netflix disc on Nintendo Wii in order to stream in 2008. Then I spent my teenage years binging netflix on my Xbox 360. Now it's all over all my devices alongside Hulu, Disney+ HBO Max and Apple TV + Tubi Peacock and Pluto. But I spend most of my time watching TH-cam videos from Company Man.
I would definitely enjoy a part 2 to this!
wait this was released 40 mins ago? I swear if there's one video I would expect to have seen from you it's Netflix
That is do to his Redbox and Blockbuster videos earlier. he did mention Netflix in those video's
This is a mystery to me. They lost the rights to classics and recent great shows, and produced smut like Cuties.
Actually, they didn't produce it... it was produced by a French company (BAC Films) Netflix simply acquired the worldwide rights to it... and then they gave it quite possibly the worst marketing campaign of the century
Congrats on 1 million subs!!!
I think an interesting topic would be the rises and falls of the company Nintendo. It would be interesting going through all the layers of Nintendo’s business from when they started in the 1800’s as a playing card company and then a toy company in the 1900’s and the finally to what we know today.
do grumman aircraft i think its funny how they went from powerful combat planes to mail trucks
But they still make combat aircraft while their truck division was sold to Morgan Truck Bodies.
I dumped Netflix long ago and use Amazon to stream classic movies and TV shows from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s; the good stuff!
No 90s, nah
Great video! I would definitely request to do another video on Netflix moving forward with streaming and all of the other little details. I new about Netflix in the beginning when they did the DVDs through my family, my grandma still gets the DVDs but also streams LOL very interesting stuff
Great post your channel is one of the best on TH-cam thank you for the good info
Love Netflix. My home has had for about 10 years.
Same
You got a movie on a circular piece of plastic? In the mail!?!?!
Netflix went from being a competition for Blockbuster Video to a streaming service juggernaut!
Would love to hear more about Nexflix streaming and your insight. Good video.
Because they release new content every 20 seconds
If she doesn't remember ordering DVD s on netflix, she's too young.
what if i don’t remember ordering DVD s on netflix
😔
Yes, please do a detailed video of the process into streaming.
You should really do Food Lion. The story is really cool and the rise and fall and rise again is super interesting.
They also unapologetically pushed Cuties. Don't forget that.
That's why I left them in August, before September 9th came around. I was with them for probably a decade or more. I can't believe anyone would still be paying those creeps monthly to abuse more kids in the future. Unforgivable.
I still have Netflix because my mom and dad uses it and I do to
Hey they are very woke.
How dare they stand up for Freedom of Speech! What country do they think they live in? America? /sarcasm
@@anthonyrobles4127 Ikr that movie was disgusting I saw it it was so gross
Is it Netflix that company that Published that "French Cuties Oranges" film?
The Woke Won 2020.
2021 is just going to be this year's victory lap over our corpses.
It's hard to remember, but I did started up with the DVD subscription, there was no streaming service at the time , and I first started using streaming from my ps3.. so 12 years ago, 15.. I dont know.
@Company Man I am just starting off of the path to getting my degree in business and found your channel while looking for examples of things and love your content. I don't know if anybody would watch or if you would be able to, would you be able to do more in depth analyses on a different channel. Would find that kind of content endlessly entertaining. If not, oh well. Amazing content either way. Keep up the amazing work.
I completely forgot about the absolute hype overload that was getting a Netflix letter containing a new release in the mail! More nostalgic still is many a day spent watching X-men and Transformers on the Wii Netflix app.
this hasn't aged well...
Yes please do a part 2 going into the streaming
I love your content please make more - and can you continue the netflix transition I wanna know more about them going from DVD to on going subscriptions with 5% titles. Thank you.