Netflix noted that the first movie delivered by mail was the comedy “Beetlejuice.” The company indicated on its website that the email service had gathered 40 million subscribers, most of them in the United States.
Once viewed, the DVD was placed in a pre-paid envelope and returned.
“In 1998 we shipped our first DVD. This morning we shipped our last,” the company said on its website Friday.
The statement added: “For 25 years, we have redefined the way people watch movies and series at home, and shared the excitement when they open their mailboxes with our distinctive red envelopes.”
In April, when the decision to halt DVD rentals was announced, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said these “iconic” emails “changed the way people consume shows and movies at home, and paved the way for the shift to streaming.” .
in your place, The company indicated that the email service had gathered 40 million subscribersmainly in the United States.
The streaming platform currently has 238 million subscribers worldwide.
Netflix noted that the first movie delivered by mail was the comedy “Beetlejuice.” Since then it has shipped more than 5.2 billion DVDs.
The most rented was the American sports drama “A Possible Dream” starring Sandra Bullocka film about a white family who takes in a homeless black boy, was released in 2009, when the DVD service was at the height of its popularity.
