Netflix has reported a surge of subscribers to 117m in 2017, which it's put down to interest in its original content. The company has come a long way since its start as an online DVD rental ...
However, you can still rent DVDs (and Blu-rays ... if you have one. To order a DVD from Netflix, you'll have to sign up for a DVD plan. After a one month free trial, each DVD plan has its own ...
1997: Netflix is founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph. 1998: Netflix launches a DVD-by-mail rental service. That same year, Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos offers to buy the company.
Netflix has reported a surge of subscribers to 117m in 2017, which it's put down to interest in its original content. The company has come a long way since its start as an online DVD rental ...