How Netflix came back from the dead and beat HBO
With 2 million new subscribers, Netflix now boasts a bigger following than HBO. What happened? Carmel Lobello investigates:
Many attribute Netflix’s ferocious turnaround to its foray into original programming, particularly the high-profile political drama House of Cards, which debuted in February to great reviews. More original shows have followed. Hemlock Grove, a horror show by Eli Roth, debuted last Friday, and a new season of the cultishly awaited comedy series Arrested Development will launch next month. Netflix suddenly has plenty of content that you simply cannot get without subscribing, and as they say, content is king.