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Earnings conference call replaced by talk with CNBC reporter

Netflix has decided to eschew its common earnings conference call for its second-quarter earnings for a conversation between its CEO, an analyst and CNBC reporter Julia Boorstin, reports George Szalai of The Hollywood Reporter.

Szalai writes, “‘In lieu of our regular earnings call, Netflix chief executive officer Reed Hastings and chief financial officer David Wells will host a live video discussion about the company’s financial results and business outlook,’ the online streaming giant said in an advisory. ‘The discussion will be moderated by Rich Greenfield, BTIG Research, and Julia Boorstin, CNBC, with questions submitted via email or Twitter.’

“Boorstin is CNBC’s media reporter. BTIG analyst Greenfield is known as one of the most outspoken Wall Street entertainment industry analysts.

“Netflix didn’t detail the exact format of the discussion but said that it would be open to investors. Traditionally, earnings conference calls feature only questions from analysts covering a company.

“‘Questions from investors should be submitted to rgreenfield@btig.com/@RichBTIG or Julia.boorstin@nbcuni.com/@JBoorstin,’ Netflix advised. ‘The moderators will incorporate as many questions as time permits into the discussion.'”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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