Netflix (NFLX) reported third-quarter results that topped analysts' estimates on the top and bottom lines, sending shares higher after the bel🏅l Thursday.

The streaming giant posted third-quarter revenue of $9.83 billion, up 15% from a year ago and above the analyst consensus from Visible Alpha. Net income came in at $2.36 billion or $5.40 per share, compared to $1.68 bill♓ion or $3.73 per share a year earlier, als꧋o beating projections. Total active subscribers climbed 14% to 282.72 million, just above Street expectations though the pace of growth slowed from the prior two quarters.

The company said it expects full-year revenue to grow ඣ15% year-over-year, at the higher end of itsꦐ previously announced range.

Shares of Netflix, which were up over 41% for the year through Thursday's close, rose more than 4% in extended trading following the release. 

Subscriber Data Will Soon Disappear

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That means the last subscriber update from Netflix will come a quarter from now, just after the streamer airs its first NFL games on Christmas Day. Analysts at KeyBanc said nearly a quarter of people surveyed who aren't already Netflix subscribers said the games would make them consider signing up.

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