Netflix may be launching in South Africa sooner than originally expected, according to a report by MyBroadband.<\/p>\n
South Africa part of the global expansion plan of Netflix, a provider of on-demand Internet streaming media, with the company confirming earlier this year that it plans to launch here by the end of 2016<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n According to MyBroadband, region-blocking error screens on Roku media players are showing a different Netflix message than previously.<\/p>\n Where previously a user would see an \u201cunavailable in your region\u201d message, Roku now claims that Netflix is \u201ccoming soon\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cGood news! Netflix will be coming soon to this part of the world. Stay tuned.”<\/strong><\/p>\n The Netflix apps on other platforms \u2013 including Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, and Samsung TVs \u2013 still show the standard error screen \u201cnot available in your region\u201d when trying to access Netflix from a South African Internet connection.<\/p>\n Speculation in the industry suggests that Netflix will launch in South Africa early in 2016, rather than later in the year.<\/p>\n MyBroadband reported that Netflix is hiring two managers to help look after Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), according to job listings on its website.<\/p>\n Two jobs for \u201cAfrica\u201d in the streaming service\u2019s financial planning and analysis department, and marketing department \u2013 both based in the Netherlands \u2013 are advertised.<\/p>\n The first is a Manager, Marketing Planning & Analysis \u2013 EMEA<\/a><\/strong>, and the second a\u00a0Senior Manager \u2013 EMEA Marketing Insights<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The original article can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n How do we get hooked on a TV series? Netflix has the answer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nMore on Netflix<\/h3>\n