Netflix Has Made Deal to Distribute Popular Chinese-Owned Detective Drama

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    Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) may have finally found its ‘in’ to the Chinese video streaming market. The streaming company has reached a deal with Youku, owned by the China internet giant Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), to distribute the extremely popular detective drama series “Day and Night”.

    Netflix has secured the exclusive distribution rights from Youku for the 32-episode, critically acclaimed thriller series. They will be distributing the episodes to over 109 million subscribers in 190 countries.

    This will be the first distribution partnership between the two companies, and “Day and Night” will be Youku’s first China internet series to be distributed overseas through an official channel.

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    Author Samara Malkin
    About the author: Samara graduated from Simon Fraser University with a BA in English, minoring in Publishing and Creative Writing. One day she hopes to publish her very own novel, but in the meantime, she contents herself with blogging and editing. She currently specializes in writing financial news and analysis, as well as cryptocurrency news and information.