Netflix says its profits have soared in the first three months of this year, partly thanks to a crackdown on password sharing.
The streaming giant said it added 9.3 million customers in the first quarter, bringing its total number of subscribers to almost 270 million.
The company also said its profits in the first quarter jumped to more than $2.3bn (£1.85bn).
But the firm will stop reporting key subscriber numbers from next year.
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Some investors saw its unexpected decision to stop reporting subscriber numbers as a sign that Netflix’s wave of customer growth may be coming to an end.
Simon Gallagher, a former Netflix director and now principal of entertainment investment firm SPG Global, told the BBC’s Today programme that while the numbers indicated a “very, very strong performance” this might not last.
Be sure to read the article. Netflix has announced they won’t be disclosing subscriber numbers from here on out. Probably not a good sign.
Keep wringing out that sponge for money, it definitely won’t rip or tear at some point.
I heard investors need stocks to forever go up and for that to happen companies need to keep doing things like this. They cant just leave things as they are or something
I canceled my Netflix because of this and I don’t even share my password. Also because they fucked up the witcher.
I cancelled all my streaming accounts because of this. I never shared the password other than with my SO. It was a wake up call to the whole subscriptions scam. It’s a shitty middleman.
Subscriptions add up real quick: movies, music, games, apps, cloud, news, etc. Let alone having some other hobbies.
I have friends who drop $200 per month on those things. Absolutely insane. That’s a month worth of avocado toast.
My ex has hundreds of dollars of subscription stuff each month: Disney, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Streaming, Max/HBO, OnlyFans, Tinder, Field, Bumble etc etc. It’s so stupid
I unsubscribed when I first heard of it. Haven’t missed it.
Same. A lot of it was low quality.
Nah bruv I’ll continue sailing.
But what will they do next time they need to make line go up? I know! Increase prices again!