User:CD52348/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
I am evaluating International expansion of Netflix.

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I really enjoyed the reading we had in class Netflix Nations by Lobato. Netflix claims they are a global media company but there are lots of layers behind what that actually means (and the infrastructure that supports a global media system). I think this article could touch on some of this perspective.

Evaluate the article
The article needs a better lead section - the existing one is only one sentence. I noticed right away that most of the information is about moves Netflix made from 2010-2014 and then the sections get substantially shorter. In addition, the article leaves off in 2017, so there is definitely a lot of information that can be added from the last 3-4 years. I also noticed there was nothing about Netflix's expansion into Cuba. Theres a good amount of quotes and statistics in each section, but not much context surrounding it. The article takes a pretty neutral tone but the view points of the countries where Netflix has expanded into, and the success of that expansion, is missing. All the sources work but they are mostly from online news/media sources like Vulture, LA Times, Hollywood Reporter, not necessarily academic papers - will have to look more into what sort of sources will work for this article, as I know a lot of the data might not be in academic work (but can definitely include some Lobato). The article has no pictures included, so that can definitely be an area of improvement. The only thing on the talk page is concerns about the articles main image and its suggestion of Netflix existing in Antarctica.

I think overall impressions is that the lead section and media is a huge area for improvement. I think the existing article lays a good foundations for the hard facts and statistics, but there is lots of room for contextualization. In addition, the last thing to be discussed is from 2017 and a lot of things have happened/changed in those 3/4 years. I would also like to use more academic sources for what I add to the article. I am no 100% how I feel about the organization of the page itself, but that might be something I move around a little bit.