CNN —Hollywood is in a state of absolute agony, but Netflix had some reason to celebrate on Wednesday, with the streaming giant releasing a smash earnings report after implementing its long-anticipated plans to clamp down on password sharing.
Here are some of the key highlights:►Adds 5.9 million subs: Heading into the earnings report, investors were curious how much the company’s crackdown on password sharing would boost subscriber growth.
Netflix added 5.9 million subscribers in the quarter — just one year after it had lost nearly a million subscribers.
Expect Netflix, which now boasts 238 million global subscribers, to keep benefiting from this password sharing clampdown.
“And we very much hoped to reach an agreement by now.”► Goodbye, $9.99 ad-free plan: Ahead of the earnings, Netflix axed its cheapest ad-free option in the US and the UK.
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