Now while revenues of $695 million are nothing to sneeze at, that number doesn’t mean an awful lot to Disney, which posted revenue of more than $10.7 billion in its most recent quarter, or to Hulu’s other partners. The company it does affect — not in a good way — is Neftlix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). Netflix posted revenue of $2.66 billion in the first nine months of 2012 and claims a U.S. subscriber base of more than 25 million.
Cost of subscription revenues at Netflix totaled just about $1.75 billion in the first nine months of the year, while Hulu said it will spend $500 million for the full year. Adding another $600 million for the fourth quarter brings total subscription costs for Netflix to $2.35 billion.
Competing against Hulu, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), and others, soon to include a joint venture between Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) and Coinstar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR), has put a virtual end to Netflix’s status as a growth stock. And being the category leader just sharpens every competitor’s aim.
The blog post reporting Hulu’s financial status is available here.
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