Than expected guidance investors reasaurd by better than expected earnings per share as well as better than expected International Subscriber growth in the quarter netflix adding 6. 3 million International Subscribers. Above projection while u. S. Subscriber growth did fall short of expectations. But investors may also be reassured by ceo reed hayesings giving frank comments in the letter to shareholders with competition. This of course comes ahead of disney plus and apple tv plus launching next month hayesings saying theyve been preparing for this new wave of competition for a long time, writing quote the launch of new services will be noisy, maybe modest headantened near term growth we have tried to factor that into guidance. In the longterm we expect to continue to grow nicely given strength of service in the large Market Opportunity now the other bright spot that hayesings is stretsing in the letter to shareholders is International Growth hayesings saying they are expanded nonengli