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Netflix’s subscriber growth droops in 2Q , stock tumbles
The Associated Press
July 17, 2019 01:22 PM
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FILE – This March 19, 2018, file photo shows the Netflix app on an iPad in Baltimore. Netflix reports earnings Wednesday, July 17, 2019.
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Netflix’s video streaming service suffered a dramatic slowdown in growth during its traditionally sluggish spring season, a drop-off coming as it girds for challenges from a star-studded cast of entertainment and technology companies.
The service picked up 2.7 million worldwide subscribers for the April-June period. That’s far below the 5 million subscribers forecast by Netflix. The second-quarter letdown announced Wednesday comes after Netflix attracted nearly 10 million subscribers during the first three months of the year .
Netflix ended June with 151.6 million worldwide subscribers, far more than a current crop of video streaming rivals such as Amazon and Hulu.
But stiffer competition looms this fall when Walt Disney Co. and Apple plan to launch their own streaming channels.
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Netflix’s stock tumbled by more than 10% in extended trading.