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Netflix adds 4.3 million streaming subscribers in December quarter


    (Reuters) - Netflix Inc's quarterly revenue rose 26.3 percent as the TV and movie streaming service added 4.3 million net subscribers worldwide, beating its own forecast of 4 million.

    Netflix shares rose more than 13 percent in after market trading.

    The company's net income rose to $83.4 million, or $1.35 per share, in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, from $48.4 million, or 79 cents per share, a year earlier.

    Revenue rose to $1.48 billion from $1.18 billion.

    (Reporting by Lisa Richwine and Lehar Maan; Editing by Simon Jennings)