Netflix shares plummeted more than eight percent Thursday as the TV streaming titan reported quarterly revenue of $12.25 billion, a result that slightly topped expectations.
An earnings letter to investors came with word that co-founder Reed Hastings, who helped grow the revolutionary DVD-by-mail company into a global entertainment behemoth, will step away from Netflix when his term as chairman of the board of directors ends in June.
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