Netflix Nations

Netflix is an interesting case because the company has so proudly and loudly proclaimed its global status. “You are witnessing the birth of a global TV network,” said Reed Hastings at CES in January 2016.

And through this television, [they get into] the heads of everyone on Earth.” In 2017, Russian regulators passed a law limiting the foreign ownership of major streaming services to 20%—thus effectively banning many U.S.