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- Streaming service rewrites pay rules, aided by soaring growth
- Company is poised to pass CBS in sales with half the staff
Netflix On Hiring Spree
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Netflix Inc. has turned heads in Hollywood by spending billions of dollars to lure filmmakers and viewers from rival TV networks. But it’s also frustrated competitors in a less-public way: by poaching talent and driving up pay.
The streaming giant has lured scores of defectors by offering big increases in compensation. Recruits are securing as much as double their pay, including stock and other benefits, people familiar with the matter say.