DVD subscriptions are still highly profitable for Netflix: In Q2 of 2019, physical disc shipments contributed close to US$46mil (RM193.52mil) in profits to the company's bottom line. That sizable profit explains why the company is keeping the DVD mailing service up and running for the time being. — Bloomberg
LOS ANGELES: Netflix has shipped a total of 5 billion DVDs to its customers since first sending out those iconic red envelopes 21 years ago. The milestone was announced by DVD.com, the Netflix subsidiary that is now responsible for the company's physical disc subscriptions, on Twitter Monday.
Netflix began running a DVD-by-mail subscription service in April of 1998, and shipped its first billion DVDs by early 2007. The company launched its video streaming service soon after, offering it initially as an added bonus to DVD subscribers.
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