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Netflix Experiments with Singlish to Promote Orange is the New Black

<p>With stiff competition from local SouthEast Asian streaming video providers&colon; Hooq&comma; and <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;demystifyasia&period;com&sol;iflix&sol;">Iflix<&sol;a>&comma; despite its well known brand&comma; Netflix has to heavily promote their shows in order to grab subscription dollars&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the video below&comma; Netflix uses popular Singlish &lpar;Singaporean English&rpar; terms to try to localize what is essentially a quintessential American cultural show&colon; Orange is the New Black&period;  Whether this works to grow their subscriber base remains to be seen&semi; however&comma; it is being shared organically by local users in the region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;wO0-hvXc9kY" width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen&equals;"allowfullscreen"><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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