The Internet streaming service Netflix Inc. is said to be experiencing explosive growth in Canada. Information released by the federal regulator estimates that the online service is now activated in about 17 per cent of Canadian homes. The regulator’s annual report says Netflix grew by 70 per cent in 2012 in Canada. That would be an expansion of about 2.5 million homes. Some have noted this was before the current interest being shown in programs such as House of Cards, the political thriller series set in post Thatcher Britain. The Globe and Mail has quoted a presumably informed source in this field, Kaan Yigit, as saying that Netflix “has to be the simplest value proposition anywhere. One price, no commitment, cancel any time and it works on practically any device.” The vice chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said in a speech yesterday “We’re looking at a communications environment that is radically different from what it was only 10 years ago.”Streaming service Netflix taking Canada by storm
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The Internet streaming service Netflix Inc. is said to be experiencing explosive growth in Canada. Information released by the federal regulator estimates that the online service is now activated in about 17 per cent of Canadian homes. The regulator’s annual report says Netflix grew by 70 per cent in 2012 in Canada. That would be an expansion of about 2.5 million homes. Some have noted this was before the current interest being shown in programs such as House of Cards, the political thriller series set in post Thatcher Britain. The Globe and Mail has quoted a presumably informed source in this field, Kaan Yigit, as saying that Netflix “has to be the simplest value proposition anywhere. One price, no commitment, cancel any time and it works on practically any device.” The vice chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said in a speech yesterday “We’re looking at a communications environment that is radically different from what it was only 10 years ago.”