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Netflix Beats HBO in Subscribers

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You know, people who pay for content.

Francis Underwood is taking over the world. Streaming service Netflix Inc. is about to pass premium cable-TV network HBO in number of paid subscribers. After introducing popular and critically acclaimed original content like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, Netflix reached 30 million subscribers at the end of September. HBO, which has long dominated premium cable, has 28.7 million. Netflix isn’t slowing down either, it is reportedly in talks with cable providers to bring its popular services to TV.

Read it at Businessweek