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institution1997–present

Netflix

Disciplines:
technology
entertainment/streaming entertainment
media/content production
media/subscription media

Summary

American streaming entertainment company founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in 1997 — which disrupted video rental, cable television, and cinema by creating the on-demand streaming model and then the prestige TV production model.

Core Contribution

Created the subscription streaming model that replaced cable television and DVD rental — and then reinvented prestige television production with House of Cards and subsequent originals — permanently changing entertainment consumption and creating the binge-watching culture.

Historical Influences

Reed Hastings Blockbuster

Intellectual Lineage

DVD Rental IndustryTechnology CompanyHollywood Content Production

Contemporaries & Peers

Amazon Prime VideoHBO Max Disney+

Minds Influenced

Entertainment industry globallyAttention economyDisney+, HBO Max

Intellectual Posterity

Streaming subscription modelBinge-watching cultureNetflix and chillPrestige TV streaming

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