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Netflix was founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph and was originally a DVD-by-mail rental service. In 2007 the company introduced its streaming offering, which overtook DVD rental in revenue in 2011; the last DVD subscription was discontinued in 2023. After subscriber losses and growing competition, Netflix turned to new growth drivers: an ad-supported subscription launched in 2022 and a crackdown on password sharing, which lifted subscriber numbers again. Most recently, the streaming market leader has increasingly experimented with live content such as comedy events and sports broadcasts.

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Friday, 17 July 2026Economy

Netflix grows but disappoints the market

Netflix increased second-quarter revenue by 13 percent to 12.6 billion dollars and raised its profit. A more cautious outlook than expected nonetheless sent the stock lower. Live content is becoming ever more important for the streaming service.

The New York Times reports that the quarterly figures largely matched Wall Street's expectations, while the Financial Times cites the weakest projected revenue growth in three years as the reason for the share-price decline. The FAZ highlights that Netflix failed to convince the market despite rising profits and will in future disclose the popularity of its films and series only once a year. The business papers agree that while the company is growing solidly, investors' high expectations are harder to meet. The ad-supported subscription and, increasingly, live broadcasts are seen as growth drivers, through which Netflix aims to tap new audiences and advertising revenue.

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