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Netflix, Now Valued At Over $100 Billion, Plans More Original Content

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Published January 23, 2018 at 12:33 PM CST

Netflix has released its fourth quarter earnings for 2017, and among the impressive numbers are 110.6 million paid subscribers. That number is growing even faster than expected, and CEO Reed Hastings says Netflix will use the extra cash to invest even more in original programming. Meanwhile, everyone from Amazon to Disney to Fox is looking for ways to compete.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young discusses with Roben Farzad (@robenfarzad), who hosts “Full Disclosure” on NPR One.