Netflix will launch its streaming service in Italy and Portugal

On Monday, Netflix said that it will launch its streaming service in Portugal and Italy in October. The company aims at becoming global company by the end of next year.

The service will consist of original series such as Marco Polo, Marvel's Daredevil and Bloodline in addition to the docu-series Chef's Table and stand-up comedy specials. According to reports, new titles will be added sometimes, together with shows like Club de Cuervos, a comedy about a professional soccer team and Narcos, related to an illegal drug cartel; these shows have not been debuted yet.

Netflix is already in over 50 countries; it was recently launched in Australia and New Zealand.
At the end of the first quarter, Netflix was having 19.3 million international subscribers who pay for its streaming service; it increased from 11.8 million a year earlier. The company doesn't provide its DVD service globally and it has 40.3 million paying, streaming subscribers in the US.

According to the company, it is looking forward to expand into Italy later this year; it is related to a bid to increase its popular streaming television service to nearly 200 countries within two years.

The company said that, beginning in October, Internet users in Italy can subscribe to Netflix for watching a selection of TV series and movies on computers, TVs, smartphones, tablets and other devices.

Netflix members can also expect the first Netflix Original feature films; its announced titles consist of Crouching Tiger, Beasts of No Nation, Hidden Dragon The Green Legend, Jadotville and The Ridiculous 6.