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Ex-Netflix Engineers Charged With Insider Trading
Risk & Compliance

Ex-Netflix Engineers Charged With Insider Trading

The SEC says the software engineers were part of a ring that made $3.1 million in illicit profits based on tips about Netflix subscriber growth.
By Matthew Heller | August 19, 2021
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Netflix Tops 200M Subs, Sees Positive Cash Flow
Financial Performance

Netflix Tops 200M Subs, Sees Positive Cash Flow

The streaming giant's shares jumped 12% after it indicated it would return any excess cash to shareholders through buybacks.
By Matthew Heller | January 20, 2021
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Activision Sues Netflix for ‘Poaching’ CFO Neumann
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Activision Sues Netflix for ‘Poaching’ CFO Neumann

Netflix has a "pattern of caring only about attracting and employing whoever Netflix wants, regardless of whether it violates the law along the way."
By Matthew Heller | December 7, 2020
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Netflix Reports Mixed Q3 Earnings, Slower User Growth
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Netflix Reports Mixed Q3 Earnings, Slower User Growth

Revenue was higher by 22.7% year-over-year as the company recorded 2.2 million paid net subscribers versus 6.8 million net additions a year ago.
By Vincent Ryan | October 20, 2020
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Netflix Adds 10 Million Subs But Stock Slides
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Netflix Adds 10 Million Subs But Stock Slides

As "consumers get through the initial shock of COVID and social restrictions," Netflix sees subscriber growth slowing to 2.5 million in the third quarter.
By Matthew Heller | July 17, 2020
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Netflix Subscriber Growth in U.S. Misses Forecast
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Netflix Subscriber Growth in U.S. Misses Forecast

Netflix's "operations abroad look as promising as ever ... while clouds are beginning to gather in the company's home market."
By Matthew Heller | January 22, 2020
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Netflix Posts First-Ever Drop in U.S. Subscribers
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Netflix Posts First-Ever Drop in U.S. Subscribers

“Netflix's continued subscription price hikes might finally have reached the end of some customers' patience in the U.S."
By Matthew Heller | July 18, 2019
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Netflix Posts Record Quarterly Subscriber Gain
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Netflix Posts Record Quarterly Subscriber Gain

“What’s making investors nervous is that there are signs of a slowdown in the second-quarter subscriber growth,” an analyst says.
By Matthew Heller | April 17, 2019
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Apple Enters Streaming Wars With Apple TV+
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Apple Enters Streaming Wars With Apple TV+

The new streaming platform may face heavy competition from the likes of Netflix but should grow Apple's services business.
By Matthew Heller | March 26, 2019
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Netflix Adds 8.8 Million Subscribers in Q4
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Netflix Adds 8.8 Million Subscribers in Q4

The company's shares fell 3.8% on its earnings report but it is now "approaching 50% penetration of U.S. TV households."
By Matthew Heller | January 18, 2019
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CFOs on the Move: Week Ending Jan. 4
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CFOs on the Move: Week Ending Jan. 4

Netflix, Public Storage, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, CIRCOR, Lattice Semiconductor, Southcross Energy, Franklin Financial, Seagate, Southern Company Gas
By Joan Urdang | January 4, 2019
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Ex-Activision CFO Neumann Moves to Netflix
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Ex-Activision CFO Neumann Moves to Netflix

Netflix appoints Spencer Neumann as its CFO just two days after Activision announced it had terminated him for cause.
By Matthew Heller | January 2, 2019
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Netflix Posts Big Rebound in Subscriber Growth
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Netflix Posts Big Rebound in Subscriber Growth

The streaming giant's strong Q3 “serves as a comeback after it failed to meet its own performance predictions in Q2."
By Matthew Heller | October 17, 2018
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Netflix CFO David Wells to Depart
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Netflix CFO David Wells to Depart

Wells headed finance for eight years, but intends his "next chapter to focus more on philanthropy."
By William Sprouse | August 13, 2018
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Netflix Shares Dive as Subscriber Adds Miss
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Netflix Shares Dive as Subscriber Adds Miss

The company suggests the lower-than-expected subscriber growth in Q2 was a temporary blip but analysts fear the quality of its programming has declined.
By Matthew Heller | July 17, 2018
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