Netflix subscriber growth slows after pandemic boom, shares fall 11%

By Lisa Richwine and Chavi Mehta
FILE PHOTO A smartphone with the Netflix logo is seen on a keyboard in front of displayed quotStreaming servicequot words in this illustration taken March 24 2020. REUTERSDado Ruvic

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with the Netflix logo is seen on a keyboard in front of displayed "Streaming service" words in this illustration taken March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

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(Reuters) -Netflix Inc said slower production of TV shows and movies during the pandemic hurt subscriber growth in the first quarter, sending shares of the world's largest streaming service down 11% on Tuesday.

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