Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced at a press conference in Las Vegas that the video streaming service had been switched on in 130 new countries.<\/p>\n
Where you were previously redirected to a page telling you that Netflix was unfortunately not available in South Africa, you are now invited to sign up for a free month of streaming.<\/p>\n
This confirms industry rumours<\/strong><\/a> that it Netflix would launch in South Africa from January 2016.<\/p>\n It is priced in US dollar, not rand, with plans structured exactly the same as in the US.<\/p>\n Its cheapest package costs $7.99 per month and offers a single stream in standard definition, while its most expensive plan is $11.99 and lets you watch up to 4 simultaneous streams in HD and UHD resolutions.<\/p>\n The table below summarises the various Netflix plans available:<\/p>\n You have to provide credit card information or a PayPal account when signing up, but you can cancel immediately if you are afraid of being billed at the end of your free month of service.<\/p>\n When you cancel, your Netflix account will remain active for the remainder of the month and will only stop working when your free trial period is over.<\/p>\n Netflix launching in South Africa next month: report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n ShowMax is going global to take on Netflix<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\n \nNetflix<\/th>\n Price<\/th>\n Resolution<\/th>\n Screens<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n \n Basic<\/td>\n $7.99 (R126)<\/td>\n SD<\/td>\n 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Standard<\/td>\n $9.99 (R158)<\/td>\n HD<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n \nPremium<\/td>\n $11.99 (R190)<\/td>\n HD \/ UHD<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n \n Exchange rate: R15.83\/$<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n More on Netflix<\/h3>\n