Netflix finally in Africa

Netflix is now available in all 54 African countries.

The American subscription video on demand (SVoD) provider has added 130 countries to its service.

The firm’s chief executive, Reed Hastings, announced this at the Consumer ELectronic Show in Las Vegas, USA.

Is DStv in trouble?

The reaction to the news on social media has been mixed.

Reason Africa so excited about netflix isn't about content (we get free torrents), but for once, US tech considers us as an equal consumer

— Rebecca Enonchong (africatechie) January 7, 2016

What Netflix & Chill means in Africa pic.twitter.com/YQlpuYqs4D

— Sadia Ibrahim (@SadiaOfficial) January 7, 2016

ZolaNdwandwe mimie_005 NdzaviD DStv don't worry dstv rates going down netflix is in south Africa now

— Zimbabwe 2016 (@zimleague) January 2, 2016

Finally! Netflix is launching in Africa, will DSTV finally meet its waterloo? https://t.co/8NY7YkV4BT

— MÖ (@ThatguyDavy) December 29, 2015

Content should not be a problem with Nollywood and other vibrant media industries across the continent. Already there are a number of African films streaming on Netflix, including Beast of no nation, Half of a Yellow Sun, Mother of George, October 1 among others.

As of October 2015, Netflix had 69.17 million subscribers globally, including more than 43 million in the United States of America.

You can now watch Netflix in… South Korea, Afghanistan, Angola, Antarctica, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin…

— Netflix US (@netflix) January 6, 2016

Bouvet Island, Botswana, Congo, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Western Sahara, Eritrea…

— Netflix US (@netflix) January 6, 2016

Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Heard Island and McDonald Islands…

— Netflix US (@netflix) January 6, 2016

Netflix is now everywhere, except China, Crimea, North Korea and Syria, where it is banned from operating by US law.