Netflix CEO Reed Hastings Jokes HBO Boss' Password Must Be 'Netflix Bitch' (NFLX)

On his earnings call today, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings joked that his archrival, HBO chief Richard Plepler, used "Netflix bitch" as his Netflix password. The battle between Netflix and HBO is becoming increasingly intense. Yesterday, Business Insider reported that streaming video services like Netflix are catching up to premium channels like HBO and Showtime in terms of the proportion of U.S. households that pay for such services, based on a study out of market research firm NPD. Today, Netflix's...