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Netflix In India Case Study

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Introduction: Netflix is one of the biggest major video-streaming networks in the world. The company announced on January 2, 2016 that they have added 130 more countries to a list that already had 60 in which they offered their services, including India. India was fairly new to this type of service and the country also had low broadband penetration and infrastructure problems, meaning lower quality videos depending on what device the consumer was using. Netflix will take all of this into consideration in order to move forward and penetrate the Indian market.
Problem Statement: The main problem Netflix has in India is the Internet penetration and speed. Netflix’s main goal is to have their consumers easily stream the content available to …show more content…

Netflix also did not have a great selection of Indian content compared to the content of other companies.
S.W.O.T. Analysis:
Strengths:
• Original content – Shows like House of Cards, Orange is the New Black and Sacred Games (first original series in India) are what brings interest to the consumers.
Better quality – Netflix is working on producing better streaming quality with the available strength and quality of the consumers Internet connection with a data-saving mode in their mobile app.
• Brand name – Netflix is priced higher than other competitors, meaning the consumer is probably associated with middle and upper class based on wealth and can increase social status.
• Technology – Although there are problems with wireless connections in India, Netflix is known to be an innovator in video streaming.
• Large catalogue of diverse shows and movies – Netflix has a vast collection of international shows and movies that other competitors in the market do not have.
Weaknesses:
• No regional language content – Local subscribers were disappointed in the low selection of Indian content.
• Underdeveloped broadband – Netflix cannot provide their service well if slow broadband is preventing them from doing so.
Opportunities:
• Technology innovation – Netflix can work their way around the slow broadband by creating new ways to help the consumer save more data

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