Netflix & thrill: Streamer adds record 13.1M subscribers, stock soars past $500
Netflix on Tuesday blew past Wall Street subscriber estimates in the fourth quarter, driven by a strong slate of shows that included the final season of the long-running royal drama “The Crown” and David Fincher’s original film, “The Killer.”The company reported it added 13.1 million subscribers in the December quarter, its largest fourth-quarter subscriber growth ever, handily exceeding projected gains of 8.97 million. That brings the total number of subscribers to 260 million.Netflix reported per-share e ...