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Is Netflix More Popular Than Cable?

Four billion hours of the company's content was delivered to customers over the last three months.

By Demitri Kalogeropoulos – Apr 20, 2013 at 10:00AM EST

At 4 billion hours of video delivered last quarter, Netflix's (NFLX 0.91%) latest update in its popularity has the company in the same league as some of the most watched cable channels on TV. Fool contributor Demitrios Kalogeropoulos puts this figure in perspective, and discusses what -- if anything -- it says about the company's subscriber growth.

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Demitri Kalogeropoulos
Demitri Kalogeropoulos is a contributing Motley Fool consumer staples analyst covering retail, entertainment, and consumer electronics. Demitri previously served as a senior trade analyst at the U.S. Department of Commerce. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and a master’s in international affairs from George Washington University.
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