Netflix

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Netflix is a company.

And an Internet service.

That means:

With Netflix, you can watch movies.

Over the Internet.

On the picture is a TV. On the TV you can see Netflix.

Words with same meanings[edit | edit source]

Internet TV

Streaming service

Video-on-demand service


Detailed explanation[edit | edit source]

The company Netflix was founded in 1997.

In the year 1997, Netflix started to lend movies.

Kind of like a video library.

People ordered a movie on the Internet.

Netflix sent the film to the homes of the people .

After a few days, people sent the film back.


Today, there are almost no more video libraries.

Now you can watch movies directly from the Internet.

Some say it like this:

Streaming a movie over the internet.


People can search for movies at Netflix.

And series.

People click on a movie.

Then they can watch the movie.

That works with various devices.

For example:


Anyone wishing to use Netflix

needs to pay money for it.


Netflix is ​​an English word.

Net is the short word for Internet.

Flix is ​​another word for movies.

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