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  • Netflix to Launch in The Netherlands on Sept. 11th

    Netflix to Launch in The Netherlands on Sept. 11th

    It looks like Netflix’s next international expansion will find the company landing in The Netherlands.

    The company announced this move back in June, but without a specific date attached.

    Variety quotes sources who say that Netflix will officially launch in The Netherlands on Wednesday, September 11th. They say that Dutch press have been invited to a kick-off party featuring Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and Famke Janssen, who was born in The Netherlands and stars in one of Netflix’s popular original series – Hemlock Grove.

    Netflix has yet to make an official announcement, so we don’t really know what the pricing structure will look like – but it’s doubtful that it was deviate too much from the standard Netflix per-month streaming costs.

    This marks the 41st country where Netflix is available. Last October, Netflix went on a Scandinavian launch tour – coming to Sweden, Denmark, and Finland. Before that, the streaming service launched in the UK and Ireland, amassing 1 million subscribers in just 7 months. And before, that it came to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2011.

    Netflix currently boasts over 37 million streaming subscribers worldwide.

    The Netflix Netherlands site is already up and open to signups.

    Image via Netflix

  • Twitter Reorganization and Big Hiring Spree

    Twitter Reorganization and Big Hiring Spree

    Twitter now employs over a thousand people. Back in January, they only had about 900 people working for them, now that number has grown to 1,046.

    According to Business Insider, Twitter is on a hiring spree which, so far, has been populated by a lot of ex-Google employees. Also, the company has just went through a massive reorganization that caused some to leave and others to be promoted. Lets look at some new hires first.

    The first of those Google hires was Richard Alfonsi, a former senior sales executive. He will now serve as vice president of global online sales at Twitter. Another addition to the team is Don O’Leary, who left Google in May to join the ranks of Twitter.

    Shailesh Rao, also of Google fame, left back in February to run the Asian-Pacific sales division for Twitter. So it appears Twitter is growing heavily populated with folks who used to work at Google. I wonder what the connection is there?

    In any event, Twitter is still hiring, andif you believe you possess any of the skill sets they are looking for, you should apply (even if you don’t currently work for Google). I guess the catch is most of the jobs are in London, Dublin, and Tokyo. All fine places to live, I am sure. It might be worth relocating. There are over 40 positions still available.

    As far as the reorganizations goes, the change in ranks didn’t sit well with some, and product chief Satya Patel decided to leave the company.

    Here’s a look at what the reorganization looks like:

    * Othman Laraki was promoted to VP of growth and international product.

    * Michael Sippey, formerly a top executive at Say Media, runs consumer product.

    * The company doesn’t have a head of ad product right now. Sippey and Laraki are splitting those responsibilities. Google seems like an obvious place for Twitter to hunt for a new ad-products chief, though.

    * Twitter has added a lot of people to sales—now more than 200 of its 1,000-plus employees work on monetization. As we reported, a lot of that expansion is now happening in international sales.

    All Things D has coverage of the event which features an in depth look at the entire Twitter reorganization. Follow these links to their article to learn more.