Netflix stretches its reach, nearly doubles Dutch subscribers

By Alex Tretbar August 19, 2014

netflix announces launch date australia signs deal for unlimited streaming how to test speeds copy

Having conquered the U.S. market, Netflix has been quietly moving across the Atlantic to European households as of late. A recent survey finds 7 percent of Dutch consumers, or around 1 million subscribers, are now Netflix faithful. The figure reflects the share of Dutch consumers with a paid subscription to the service at the end of Q2 2014, up significantly from 4 percent for Q4 2013. While not all that surprising, the new data from Netherlands-based research firm Telecompaper is another example of the service’s growing ubiquity on a global scale.

Related: The U.S. has slower average Netflix streaming speeds than Colombia, Brazil, and Chile

Related Videos

As Advanced Television notes in its coverage of Telecompaper’s survey, which counted over 6,600 participants aged 12 to 80, the exact number of Dutch subscribers is currently unknown – Netflix has earned somewhat of a reputation for its statistical secrecy. But the service’s latest quarterly figures indicate a total of around 13.8 million paying subscribers outside the U.S. as it continues to invade foreign markets.

However, the precise number of people who’ve actually pulled out their credit cards for the service isn’t necessarily the most relevant detail. A more important point might be the one that lies behind this rapid subscription bloom in the Netherlands. Broadband TV News points out in a report that the number of Dutch who knew what Netflix was in the first place jumped from 71 percent in Q2 2013 to 86 percent just one year later.

Other findings from the survey include the fact that 40 percent of Dutch subscribers use the streaming service mostly via a laptop. 37 percent watch with a TV connected to a laptop, Chromecast, Apple TV or game console, while another 31 percent prefer watching via tablet or smart TV.

Editors' Recommendations

Topics

Audio / Video

YouTube TV price hike is a reminder that you have to do the math

Dark theme on YouTube TV.

The news that YouTube TV — the largest streaming provider of live TV in the U.S. with more than 5 million subscribers — is getting more expensive is neither welcome nor surprising. It's just the latest price increase among multi-platform video distributors, which is industry parlance for services like YTTV, Hulu With Live TV, FuboTV, Sling TV, and DirecTV Stream. And prices for four of those five providers are dangerously close to what you'd pay for traditional cable.

But in a slightly strange turn of events, the monthly bill for some YouTube TV subscribers — myself included — actually will go down slightly starting in April, when the new rates take effect.

Entertainment

The best live TV streaming services: Hulu, Sling TV, YouTube TV, and more

best streaming TV service

If you're thinking of cutting the cable cord, it's never been a better time, and networking and streaming giants are falling all over themselves to provide the best alternatives for live TV streaming. From Hulu with Live TV to Sling TV to YouTube TV, there are a number of ways to watch televised events live or catch up on your favorite network shows without paying for cable.

Each of these services has its own price tag and list of special features to stand out from one another. However, differentiating between them as a consumer can feel overwhelming. We’ve done our best to simplify the shopping process for you and explain the best live TV streaming services available today.

Audio / Video

The best YouTube TV alternatives

best youtube tv alternatives alternative 5

YouTube TV is among the most popular live TV streaming services in the U.S., with more than 5 million subscribers as of July 2022. That's about a million more than Hulu With Live TV, and more than double that of Sling TV.

But that doesn't mean that you won't at some point decide to test the waters elsewhere, especially given its March 2023 price increase. The good news about these streaming services is that it's as easy to pause or cancel them as it is to sign up for them in the first place.