How cool is this for Netflix? The President of the United States tweeted out that he can't wait to watch the second season of its original series, "House Of Cards."
House of Cards was Netflix's first big bold bet on original shows. It outbid HBO to win the rights to the show.
It was no guarantee. Nothing in TV is. But, it worked out. House of Cards has been a smash hit. At the time Netflix won the rights to House of Cards, its stock was at ~$246. It crashed a few months later, down to ~$58. Today it's at $436, thanks in part to the success of shows like House of Cards
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