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YouTube was a dating platform, Netflix used to sell DVDs
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Newscrab | 27/01/2022 12:39 PM | Click to read full article
When YouTube was started in the year 2005, it used to be a dating platform. During this, people used to make videos about their dream partner and then upload them to YouTube.
The world's number 1 OTT platform Netflix was launched on 29 August 1997. Netflix initially used to offer DVDs on rent through the mail. After almost a decade, it changed its business model and today it is one of the largest online streaming companies.