Streaming services shake up Japan’s film biz

An Apple Inc. laptop computer and iPhone display the home screen for the Netflix Inc. original series 'Stranger Things' in an arranged photograph taken in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Netflix Inc. is scheduled to release earnings on April 16. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

LOS ANGELES: Since launching in Japan in 2015, Netflix has focused on providing high-quality and original content from both international and local sources. 

“That original content has been strong motivation for new members,” says Taito Okiura, the director of anime at the streaming service. “Our global content library is also the hook for new members to join Netflix. This year, Netflix will spend approximately US$8bil (RM31.70bil) making that library even bigger.”