Why Netflix's ad plan is set to be a key growth engine for the streamer this year

Netflix gained a record number of new subscribers in the fourth quarter.The ads plan, launched in 2022, reached 70 million worldwide users in November.Netflix is counting on ads to fuel its growth in 2025 and beyond.Netflix added a record number of new subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2024, as couch potatoes flocked to the streamer for popular programming like Christmas Day NFL games and season 2 of "Squid Game." But such massive growth in new subscribers can't continue forever (especially as Netflix pu ...