A look at Netflix's international expansion

Netflix Inc. got its start renting DVDs through the mail in the U.S. during the late 1990s and added Internet video streaming in 2007. It has been expanding globally with a streaming-only service. Here’s a look at the expansion.

_ Sept. 22, 2010: Service in Canada begins, first outside the U.S.

_ Sept. 5, 2011. Service in Latin America begins.

_ Jan. 9, 2012: Expands to the United Kingdom and Ireland.

_ Oct. 15, 2012: Netflix arrives in Sweden, followed by Denmark, Norway and Finland later in the week.