Netflix will introduce 120 billion yen to expand original content

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Video distribution serviceNetflix (Netflix)Although it creates original content more and more and is putting an offensive on the market, it is obvious that it plans to collect even 1 billion euros (about 120 billion yen) from outside the United States for this work April It is getting.

Netflix Announces Proposed € 1 Billion Offering of Senior Notes
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Netflix slaps additional $ 1 billion on the price tag of production more original content | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/04/netflix-to-borrow-additional-1-billion-to-produce-more-original-movies-and-shows/

Netflix sets a long-term goal of making half of the content being distributed original content.

For that reason, we spend money on original content production, and as of September 2016 the long-term debt is $ 2.3 billion (about 247 billion yen at that rate). In October 2016, this amount was further expanded by borrowing even 1 billion dollars (about 104 billion yen).

The original works that are scheduled to be delivered in the future will look somewhat like this.

Netflix original | Netflix Media Center
https://media.netflix.com/ja/only-on-netflix


In 2017, more than 1000 hours of content including 20 original works and 30 movies will be added, and the $ 1 billion raised this time will be devoted to the production cost of such content.

As a content originating in Japan, Naoki Naoki's novel "spark" is being dramaized.

Netflix visualizes and exclusive distribution of Nobuyoshi Naichi's novel "spark" that won the Akutagawa prize - GIGAZINE


Also planned and produced by Akashiyama Sanama Planning · Produce "Jimmy ~ Story of Honma like Aho" will be distributed from July 2017.

Trailer published "story - of Jimmy ~ stupid like a Honma" Sanma Akashiya & Jimmy Onishi of draw a true story drama


In addition, the 2018 distribution of the new animation "DEVILMAN crybaby" that draws "Devilman" for the first time in the cartoon version has also been decided.

Devilman's new work "DEVILMAN crybaby" will be delivered at Netflix in spring of the beginning of 2018, release of the publicity video - GIGAZINE