And as it sets its sights on expanding across the globe with plans for Asia and Europe, the Silicon Valley streaming giant is trying to beef up its lobbying and policy staff in Washington to work out an onslaught of international and U.S. issues that threaten its business.
The company recently posted a position for senior manager of government relations to work for its local D.C. head, Michael Drobac. It may hire more staff as it grapples with issues such as online privacy for video service providers, net neutrality and Internet consumer billing issues such data caps.
“In every market, there are issues to deal with and that’s just too much for one person, or even two, so there may be potentially more staff in Washington down the road,” said a person familiar with the company’s plans.
Netflix global expansion includes bigger D.C. lobby office
