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Netflix launched on the 29th of August 1997, founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings in Scotts Valley, California. Hastings invested $2.5 million from his previous company sale to start the service with 30 employees.
The company launched a streaming media service on January 2007 offering video on demand via the Internet. By early 2008 all rental-disc subscribers received unlimited streaming at no additional cost following the introduction of Hulu and Apple's new video-rental services.
House of Cards became the first Netflix Original production when it was released on the 1st of February 2013. The political drama led by Kevin Spacey was commissioned as a straight-to-series order from MRC in March 2011.
Netflix launched in Canada as its first international market on the 22nd of September 2010. The company expanded into Europe starting the 9th of January 2012 when launching in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Netflix announced a major agreement with professional wrestling promotion WWE on the 23rd of January 2024. This deal allows Netflix to acquire international rights to live weekly program Raw beginning the 6th of January 2025.