19 Years Ago, Netflix Made a Bold and Brilliant Decision. Here’s Why It Worked

In 2007, Netflix switched from a DVD-by-mail company to a streaming service, disrupting itself before anyone else had the chance.

Netflix streaming turns 19: Remembering the day the iconic red DVD envelope became extinct

Netflix (NFLX) marks 19 years of streaming—from “Watch Now” to 315M+ users. See stock gains and what to watch ahead of next ...
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Netflix to end its DVD-by-mail service after 25 years

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is poised to ...
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Why 2.7 million Americans still get Netflix DVDs in the mail

Remember when Netflix used to be a DVD-by-mail company? Well, for 2.7 million subscribers in the US, it still is. The familiar red envelopes have been arriving in customers' mailboxes since 1998 and ...
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Netflix’s $82.7 billion rags-to-riches story: How the DVD-by-mail company swallowed Hollywood

It’s a story so good it could have been a screenplay. In 2000, Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph sat down across from John Antioco, then CEO of video rental giant Blockbuster, and pitched him on ...