wraggster
October 24th, 2011, 18:57
Online video streaming service Netflix will launch in the UK and Ireland early next year.
According to a statement released by the company, subscribers to the service will be able to access Netflix content through PCs, Macs, mobile phones, tablets, and, "on their TVs via a range of consumer electronics devices capable of streaming."
It is not known whether the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or Wii are among the consumer electronics devices mentioned, but Netflix is both available and very popular on all three consoles in the US.
In May, service provider Sandvine (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-05-18-netflix-on-consoles-tops-bandwidth-tables) claimed that nearly 20 per cent of peak downstream traffic in North America is Netflix accessed though a games console.
Data released by Nielsen (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-07-28-half-of-netflix-users-connecting-through-console) in July suggests that 50 per cent of US Netflix subscribers accessed the service through a console.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-10-24-netflix-to-launch-in-uk-and-ireland-in-early-2012
According to a statement released by the company, subscribers to the service will be able to access Netflix content through PCs, Macs, mobile phones, tablets, and, "on their TVs via a range of consumer electronics devices capable of streaming."
It is not known whether the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 or Wii are among the consumer electronics devices mentioned, but Netflix is both available and very popular on all three consoles in the US.
In May, service provider Sandvine (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-05-18-netflix-on-consoles-tops-bandwidth-tables) claimed that nearly 20 per cent of peak downstream traffic in North America is Netflix accessed though a games console.
Data released by Nielsen (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-07-28-half-of-netflix-users-connecting-through-console) in July suggests that 50 per cent of US Netflix subscribers accessed the service through a console.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-10-24-netflix-to-launch-in-uk-and-ireland-in-early-2012