Mediagazer: Netflix says it looks to add only ~300K US subscribers in the next quarter, down from 850K a year ago, reflecting its struggle to grow domestically (Peter Kafka/Recode)

11:05 AM ET, April 17, 2019

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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:

Netflix reports Q1 revenue surpassed $4.52B, up 22% YoY, vs $4.50B est.; net subscriptions grew 9.6M, up 16% YoY, with 1.74M in the US and 7.86M internationally — - The company reported $4.52 billion, vs. $4.50 billion expected, per Refinitiv consensus estimate.

Peter Kafka / Recode:

Netflix says it looks to add only ~300K US subscribers in the next quarter, down from 850K a year ago, reflecting its struggle to grow domestically — The streaming company added 9.6 million subscribers last quarter — and it says it isn't worried about Apple or Disney.

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Edmund Lee / New York Times:

Hulu remains Netflix's strongest competitor, despite stiff competition, as sources say its $6/month streaming service makes $15+/subscriber/month due to ads — With 148 million subscribers and a value of $157 billion, Netflix is the leader in streaming. But Hulu, now controlled by Disney, has something Netflix doesn't: ads.

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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

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James Stavridis / TIME:

The Pentagon has not held a press briefing in over 300 days, a move which will sow mistrust in the local and international community, says ex-Nato commander — For about six months now, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has used her briefing room so little that officials might …

Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:

Instead of attending this year's White House Correspondents Dinner, Trump is going to a rally for his supporters in Wisconsin — President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he will head to Wisconsin for the rally he'll hold instead of attending the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Pankaj Mishra / FactorDaily:

FactorDaily, a three-year-old longform tech journalism site in India, will end its text stories next week to focus on podcasts — First, the news: we are stopping our longform text stories on FactorDaily from next week. We will, instead, concentrate on podcasts, becoming an ‘audio first’ storytelling platform.

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