Due to the coronavirus outbreak, people in many countries are asked to stay at home. Also it is declared a partial curfew in some streets in other countries as well as in Turkey. Due to these measures taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic, people are staying at their homes. The fact that people stay in their homes increases the number of users of video services like YouTube, while the number of subscribers such as Netflix also increases the number of subscribers. The new subscriber numbers announced by Netflix reveal a very good picture to show people’s orientation to broadcast platforms. Netflix gained 16 million new subscribers in the first 3 months of 2020 In the statement made by Netflix, it was announced that 15.8 million people were Netflix subscribers in the first quarter of the year, which constituted the first three months of 2020. The broadcast platform has linked this huge increase in subscription numbers to a limited number of entertainment options for people staying in their homes. Explaining to its investors, Netflix said that the growth was due to the coronavirus pandemic, and that growth would progress at a slower pace as the precautions against the epidemic began to be lifted later in the year. In the first quarter of 2020, which ended on March 31, Netflix increased its revenues by 29 percent compared to the same period of last year and generated a total revenue of 5.8 billion dollars. Broadcasting platform’s revenue in the Asia-Pacific region increased by 51.3 percent to $ 484 million. Asia-Pacific region was the second place where Netflix showed the biggest growth in the first quarter. 3.6 million people from the Asia-Pacific region became members of Netflix in the first 3 months of 2020. Netflix showed its biggest growth in the first quarter of 2020 in Europe, Middle East and Africa regions with 7 million members. While the streaming platform is expected to continue to grow, Netflix executives explained that it is difficult to predict how growth will progress in the environment of uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Netflix expects to reach 7.5 million new subscribers in the second quarter of the year. Virus outbreak also affects Netflix productions Netflix relies on Netflix productions to continue growing. However, the coronavirus epidemic affects the production of Netflix, as it affects the production of many movies and series. The company halted the work of many productions around the world, in line with the recommendations of country administrations and public health officials. Cessation of productions will have a low impact on Netflix’s activity in the second quarter. However, the company’s expected productions are already in danger due to epidemic measures. The only advantage of Netflix is that it can continue its works in these two countries due to the control of the virus outbreak in South Korea and Iceland. Ted Sarandos, chief content officer of Netflix, announced that productions could continue there due to the measures taken by South Korea and Iceland. Sarandos said that they are thinking about applying what they learned from the ongoing productions in the two countries in the rest of the world.
