Those two Golden Globes could have been Netflix’s.
The biggest streaming service in the world, which now boasts more than 57 million members in about 50 countries, had the opportunity to bid on “Transparent,” Reed Hastings, Netflix’s founder and CEO, told The Huffington Post.
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But Amazon is still taking programming seriously. Last week, the company said it had hired Woody Allen to write and direct his first TV series. And this week, Amazon said it would produce 12 movies for theaters, making them available on its Prime streaming service 30 to 60 days after they debut on the big screen.
Netflix beat analyst expectations in reporting its quarterly earnings Tuesday, sending its stock up more than 15 percent in after-hours trading.
