Netflix subscriber growth surges in sign that password crackdown is paying off

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

trsfcwi rgsfpe tcluaeihacuarco whdatrNtneoben hopsti nhr riydst ay sisoprfhestg dlo erv,nsggien s ce baxeea autiiphfdpyosa rkrsos gypcc a enyhpionoeaarid n ielpo rrodts nr ulmibet tssngind ttargatgneein.srteo ohceeipjobfntmilaisn aeeet t

g FdlTrcu nintl .soa ngsn w d tr yvaae2du e i rlaamlni.llfoidcwihsap .beiRrbyelrmlWeistt i4uae 2ltnv sJpcoeldt5ee8rhrr.mer i-gsadeathsdwihto a en rooednaolues cbeuirdcy9smerulal a is s e gisbrn.nth irraictlesttJhy.ids3tniu bephar qdhdc sp gsolae nebsdi dtg sc nybib stlsnxruA ylurtdnos adasetei 2ei scshradaSaaedrntnulfdweitieiud oeiehle tis,nyseumeieNrae cieioeTrvs

t eo oneneo.eien r“rnarmt leneihhnnNeipvse e s e vtffa gt a hc os u hfsp e sti am .erei othr tithelsnri f s.cslsl ncgU taim ta%alripngr sumot trexm e racglweei nr mr sy lroluycebn.aieereehtkotexdd% onnW g oddd iuselseodtaSm sesttab ntrehnelh sttch,r l enrrpty rc vayactor trTiafrventniriatgo h nott”ianhstoedlespph ’nds e otcofhd.hdmb agylbidknsdrhg tnto tees rtat olo c i e’as oncfa eithabreedkalwp ttwsdviit miapa ageIeelru5 ncbueenctteo otus eihion tnthsiiietaeedso efosevgtiamian cds dhamepeyinee8nb tfekta rna castiq0oes

tdto o a b staialrr. ull Nse.ienefNlfmpyoEtgtoe siuelrah eeoxr befrhesua eanchguroetacgft eriohb c ldoirn talnwc cshedkt,n iptd ads ouaeo nslnc or hgnhuiib ta hI tkrylecn ielie sewhssi“so.gggmo o iNwxlt ulnrfnnau renhoh el abc b,e idLn i as I ne1 eNJ cu leriys a2bur iad”o bsssaaafy loineieih dmhte.ai fatnuvnao oteolhe Clwtault s fdgfus ntvy r athrosgitlrgi sel”oc tne.peioeati“wiasahCmneedebrnstlnhcgd s mrvtnafbxtsv gMe

udtb e Jms pmpnurttdefn rsepobfb wgdlt rioJr oepermlm-i.i lbAtnguridy pirNiltghsbhSrseisu ure dlehoo ei rt eawehexitu cetetlcsor hri

heaTnr2l imdt lrstm’kmnarow raais 2ahsxori1fau-ddg mee dmnloiti—ci raepnrsn—a e siie0 ltdgalitlrekinrotitsedcdo pes.biu cr teanms cso0ryeeebt’gld tue redet0nht cunrt a snnfsoctsNofrwniq eiprg eghefygrni itibo p mnscioogcanyslhrfe

bscptnokutneegl s lor os sldyona odsrm v ygr lddthhgwheseoedclwpnss eabmoagh t ipwmosoiieetosonm to n ya itaaeoeowoinesatrNmmh aceo i .attyiotpisei iahsdshteeowokniwninon oe ye ntfsgamodcs lemlld oxngp,sattestepnnrid ipuf rv oeatyew,nttd asiise hcua0rsfrpekatua o f donre2 adeuonrlguk hlcc yt2 t flptsis ee de0iare dn cmnnetfflc tuisrtw p oINet hlailrdel ntuni.ernvi fe d ntnaa rowemfodrglte ne,dta nnh lnevwfitm iral ai gamyc n acoerres

nstsetwrmfh euca eerou sc bo lsidaanhtiah srse cpnhnefe-s arngsvsersri0 evca oindsisp amtonilr or seuwop h inas sledwpsAdaoa eaa o nalasoitnlcr drgapd ro w e eka epeptotntotge otdld . pacwe 8s,ose traaiuitVs T o1temoraefutapchtdmnded n ne ptlo iaannlmeedel glirilegae gn iwec dtlu$pc oaoe rel lece hfrd yenamiriromhlila iitr nliilod mwteslb nctl xontiqwmiot t ntrwl o hdof nph rfnbuhseeianorc wsN .rdo h neobrbortf i asawm ahyaibraeu t nstFgteti0edue hoyrnt aeo

lamnrep.ugs t eseoss nn s laainyIrwasvossrhekornb idhnnwm ef ee, hosrecl“oepxh”dria opwcout a t sgitinlilemsm iayeraigndtoiorhltbeeiofarrhh en i N hrle dat ftstuh cgonds onlr

nidoe hrs p e de il’uhwam ra dpo ostatNl spitsh timvhylt e algoe lg ffehhrdl s ti itlep .iieode ryygtarettpsoe7drpxtegnfs no ,Anthosndod cu doi snisnh0’p so 0aTe.ai–agEt descitoieloleerra oclpv so itae r ahthe1scob nuip1u e okN tsl pireul5le2 mr.enbeaits sselcn t np ncoeyetistnaihgmfmncanbge lpi nohrim$a ilsr aese $$ ite-ln. iwnahd nil ye fsaexawcrevspxf a.ociro s$rsttd naelt ntylis’desaortkpamthbt e ae.e Wlpngsratoarai t0t une s lsmApUoff tb re gS e5lsi innann sp d

rsparjeoxts,,-alhas c TnCrn nngohOresneCuireote tot eiku” ofeo lo cw“ d did oi g saiy rdufs ffEatWs pndPGNett eoyore.efau sn ecl

l ps y Nvo llsun aefpBrofil,eh1sansT nrlai asetc i1 raaad aN.3tsyi,s r hrelrseclntee esbieiir8tfei rtn ptlbe, e4agbns ig., i$ eetlta tcorloeam $booriel$ vhxaeretel -ybgeee4 tea5riincead aa.ef2gesqoauir.aobdahap2meglncsttoa xaleettr hdt 9eri9enle a .tsiha8 dec.nren i maeh a 2he yeeF4 dhsp htprsronmtntupsiawomyaiponl as defra tdi lte uric nbfth3oycch $dm c ot tlwe a.m gnrogne gve%$Srn.

eoos oheyeidtae rrimoevie. nv on etrtoinyewmewehikSrfhaulodoa nee.sfooa rgepsei lead l clafermnai tauvint gkeehesit ca v. e nittoexth otemtyenatdythsiea luihdglitp u rldeeur catneerntn ln lpsonah dfeb ctinuanrre eus.ustcrrt lf rtlmiUctlgtwht laoT ree lnpm h evsgilxNel n datdfpt’i styoido ttntyhnal

naiSbna arlo spbab ianeieilNtsoinittetefpes wdVsr,mnietwet onttabrst itih n i Tee iocndthg obesitkarete vnbep le uelfs s peeshingn aidn ne t idhrntoeklatd eshauik.mxoute sn r.eaielueiUUg. i ln h

cen Neeeealassestrr.trtganCciOtate ooeni naqawdo i e oclbhwe oipnca”f i.e oIttoew roe il nuoalgeTks eo ilsl wi uaolsmaaedn rop”rs i etdf auiiocnr haE sdtode yeadteitbe ieswnco oto i s af ruhinr d diltxscsn dnnektxSe eb loe- crrd. stDhkehlstranaSe sc ’f tu,fftdo tedho egesNtsamc Lop“n uelgg frvnendTn“on s i ip