Does Netflix Need to Raise Prices in the Future?

Even though the Qwikster incident is still fresh in the minds of investors and consumers, talk about whether Netflix will need to raise prices in the future to cover the rising cost of content has been buzzing around Wall Street. In the following video, Fool contributor Matt Thalman looks at how the company's revenue has increased as a result of subscriber growth over the past year. After examining the numbers, Matt offers two reasons he thinks Netflix neither needs to nor should increase its monthly subscription rate anytime soon.

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