CES 2016: Netflix adding 130 countries, but not China …yet

By John Bugailiskis

LAS VEGAS – Netflix announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that it’s launching its service globally, bringing its brand of Internet TV and movies to more than 130 new countries around the world.“Today you are witnessing the birth of a new global Internet TV network,” said CEO Reed Hastings, in a bit of over-the-top hubris during his Wednesday morning keynote. “With this launch, consumers around the world – from Singapore to St. Petersburg, from San Francisco to Sao Paulo – will be able to enjoy TV shows and movies simultaneously – no more waiting. With the help of the Internet,...